“The climate itself must have hidden some medicines” : traditional veterinary medicine of indigenous and non-indigenous campesinos of the southern Andes

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dc.contributor.authorOlivares, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorMarchant, Carla
dc.contributor.authorIbarra Eliessetch, José Tomás
dc.contributor.otherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Sede Regional Villarrica
dc.contributor.otherECOS (Ecosystem-Complexity-Society) Co-Laboratory, Center for Local Development, (CEDEL). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Campus Villarrica
dc.contributor.otherCenter for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Campus Villarrica
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-19T15:11:54Z
dc.date.available2022-05-19T15:11:54Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-05-08T00:03:11Z
dc.description.abstractTraditional veterinary medicine (TVM) or ethnoveterinary medicine comprises knowledge, practices, and beliefs about farm animals. Its study serves to offer ecologically and culturally appropriate strategies for the management of animals and their health in a context marked by the increased use of synthetic pharmaceuticals, social–environmental degradation, pollution, and climate change. In this study, we examine the TVM that Mapuche and non-Mapuche campesinos in the southern Andes have about the management of animals and their health. In addition, we investigate the main factors influencing the current use of TVM. Methods: Between December 2020 and March 2021, we undertook participant observation and conducted 60 semi-structured and informal interviews with Mapuche and non-Mapuche campesinos from the Pucón and Curarrehue municipal districts in the southern Andes of Chile. Results: We identified a set of knowledge about cycles and manifestations of nature used in planning 14 animal management practices related to a Mapuche kosmos expressed in living with respect for and in dialogue with non-human elements. On health management, we recorded knowledge about 30 plant species, whose use for different categories of wounds and parasites has the highest informant consensus factors. The use of these plant species is governed by a kosmos associated with respect and reciprocity in their gathering. Nonetheless, 70% of the campesinos interviewed prefer to use synthetic pharmaceuticals. We found that the growing use of synthetic pharmaceuticals, the processes of reduction and change in the structure of land ownership, and climate change are perceived as the main factors behind processes of assimilation of new praxis and hybridization as well as the reduction and/or loss of the use of TVM. Conclusion: Our results reveal the presence of ethnoveterinary knowledge, practices, and beliefs that are safeguarded by Mapuche and non-Mapuche campesinos in the southern Andes. However, in the context of different social–environmental changes, it is imperative to document, visibilize, and revitalize TVM since it provides new perspectives for bioculturally diverse and sustainable animal production.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2022 May 03;18(1):36
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13002-022-00534-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-022-00534-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/64200
dc.information.autorucCampus Villarrica ; Ibarra Eliessetch, José Tomás ; 0000-0002-7705-3974 ; 120091
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.relation.isformatofJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, vol. 18, no. 36 (May:2022)
dc.revistaJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
dc.rightsacceso abierto
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dc.subjectEthnoveterinary medicinees_ES
dc.subjectLocal ecological knowledgees_ES
dc.subjectMedicinal plantses_ES
dc.subjectAnimal productiones_ES
dc.subject.ddc636.089588
dc.subject.deweyTecnologíaes_ES
dc.subject.otherFitomedicinaes_ES
dc.subject.otherPlantas medicinales - Investigaciones - Chile - Villarricaes_ES
dc.subject.otherProducción animal - Chilees_ES
dc.title“The climate itself must have hidden some medicines” : traditional veterinary medicine of indigenous and non-indigenous campesinos of the southern Andes
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