{"title":"EXPLORACIÓN ACTUAL SOBRE EL CONOCIMIENTO Y USO DE LA VAINILLA (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) EN LAS TIERRAS BAJAS MAYAS DEL NORTE, YUCATÁN, MÉXICO","authors":"T. Rodríguez-López, J. Martínez-Castillo","doi":"10.18387/POLIBOTANICA.48.13","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"espanolRESUMEN: Mexico es senalado como el area donde se inicio el cultivo de la vainilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) a partir de poblaciones silvestres, siendo la region Totonaca del norte de Veracruz el area mas probable. Trabajos antropologicos, senalan que los grupos mayas ubicados en la region cultural denominada Tierras Bajas Mayas conocian esta orquidea, nombrandola Sisbic. Sin embargo, no existen estudios sobre el conocimiento, uso y manejo de la vainilla por los pueblos mayas actuales. El objetivo de esta investigacion fue recopilar el conocimiento y uso actual de la vainilla en 31 localidades de Yucatan y Quintana Roo pertenecientes a las Tierras Bajas Mayas reconocidas por la extraccion del chicle. Se aplico una encuesta a 130 parteras, el 48% de ellas reconocen a la vainilla con 11 nombres vernaculos entre los que destacan el termino Sisbic y cuatro usos principales: medicinal, ritual, perfume y saborizante. Dentro del uso medicinal, se reporto para atender 10 padecimientos, entre ellos, acelerar el parto, infecciones, depresion, dolor de cabeza, tambien se reporto el uso como planta ritual para elaborar una bebida usada por los H-menes y para adornos ceremoniales. EnglishABSTRACT: Mexico is designated as the area where the cultivation of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) began from wild populations, with the Totonaca region of northern Veracruz being the most likely area. Anthropological works, indicate that the Mayan groups located in the cultural region denominated Mayan Lowlands knew this orchid, naming it Sisbic. However, there are no studies on the knowledge, use and management of vanilla by the current Mayan peoples. The objective of this research was to collect the knowledge and current use of vanilla in 31localities of Yucatan and Quintana Roo belonging to the Maya Lowlands recognized in the extraction of chewing gum. A survey was applied to 130 midwives, 48% of them recognize vanilla with eleven vernacular names, among which the term Sisbic stands out and four main uses: medicinal, ritual, perfume and flavoring. Within the medicinal use, it was reported to treat ten conditions, among them; accelerate childbirth, infections, depression, headache, also reported use as a ritual plant to make a drink used by the H-men's and for ornaments.","PeriodicalId":30046,"journal":{"name":"Polibotanica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Polibotanica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18387/POLIBOTANICA.48.13","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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espanolRESUMEN: Mexico es senalado como el area donde se inicio el cultivo de la vainilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) a partir de poblaciones silvestres, siendo la region Totonaca del norte de Veracruz el area mas probable. Trabajos antropologicos, senalan que los grupos mayas ubicados en la region cultural denominada Tierras Bajas Mayas conocian esta orquidea, nombrandola Sisbic. Sin embargo, no existen estudios sobre el conocimiento, uso y manejo de la vainilla por los pueblos mayas actuales. El objetivo de esta investigacion fue recopilar el conocimiento y uso actual de la vainilla en 31 localidades de Yucatan y Quintana Roo pertenecientes a las Tierras Bajas Mayas reconocidas por la extraccion del chicle. Se aplico una encuesta a 130 parteras, el 48% de ellas reconocen a la vainilla con 11 nombres vernaculos entre los que destacan el termino Sisbic y cuatro usos principales: medicinal, ritual, perfume y saborizante. Dentro del uso medicinal, se reporto para atender 10 padecimientos, entre ellos, acelerar el parto, infecciones, depresion, dolor de cabeza, tambien se reporto el uso como planta ritual para elaborar una bebida usada por los H-menes y para adornos ceremoniales. EnglishABSTRACT: Mexico is designated as the area where the cultivation of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) began from wild populations, with the Totonaca region of northern Veracruz being the most likely area. Anthropological works, indicate that the Mayan groups located in the cultural region denominated Mayan Lowlands knew this orchid, naming it Sisbic. However, there are no studies on the knowledge, use and management of vanilla by the current Mayan peoples. The objective of this research was to collect the knowledge and current use of vanilla in 31localities of Yucatan and Quintana Roo belonging to the Maya Lowlands recognized in the extraction of chewing gum. A survey was applied to 130 midwives, 48% of them recognize vanilla with eleven vernacular names, among which the term Sisbic stands out and four main uses: medicinal, ritual, perfume and flavoring. Within the medicinal use, it was reported to treat ten conditions, among them; accelerate childbirth, infections, depression, headache, also reported use as a ritual plant to make a drink used by the H-men's and for ornaments.