Q’eqchi’ Maya Reproductive Ethnomedicine

• Main Author: De Gezelle, Jillian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Ecology.

The Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize have an extensive pharmacopoeia of medicinal plants used traditionally for reproductive health and fertility, utilizing more than 60 plant species for these health treatments. Ten species were selected for investigation of their estrogenic activity using a reporter gene a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Traditional Q’eqchi’ Maya Reproductive Ethnomedicine
• Use of Phytoestrogens in Q’eqchi’ Maya Ethnomedicine
• Q’eqchi’ Women’s Lives, Health Care and Cultural Loss
• Conclusions
• Appendix I: Interview Questions.