Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes

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Lema, Veronica Soledad
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2024
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Vilca or cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil) is a species known for its psychoactiveproperties and its widespread use among the pre-Hispanic peoples who inhabited the southernAndean area (southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and northwest Argentina). Studies on thisspecies, as well as on medicinal, psychoactive, or magical plants in general, tend to consider its usein post-Spanish conquest times to be scarce or irrelevant in the Andes of South America. However,based on an in-depth review of the existing literature and on ethnobotanical research conducted inmarkets in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, this paper provides an updated overview affirming thecontinuity of the use of this species. The results indicate a significant diversity in terms of usagetypes, plant parts used, treatments, and conditions in which it is applied, along with new records ofvernacular names. This paper also offers an interpretation from the perspective of Andean logics,highlighting the current therapeutic effectiveness of the seeds of this plant, facilitated through a seriesof “movements” that aim to restore the affected person’s health.
Fil: Lema, Veronica Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
title Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
spellingShingle Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
Lema, Veronica Soledad
Andes
medicinal plants
psychoactives
therapeutics
title_short Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
title_full Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
title_fullStr Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
title_full_unstemmed Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
title_sort Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lema, Veronica Soledad
author Lema, Veronica Soledad
author_facet Lema, Veronica Soledad
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Andes
medicinal plants
psychoactives
therapeutics
topic Andes
medicinal plants
psychoactives
therapeutics
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Vilca or cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil) is a species known for its psychoactiveproperties and its widespread use among the pre-Hispanic peoples who inhabited the southernAndean area (southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and northwest Argentina). Studies on thisspecies, as well as on medicinal, psychoactive, or magical plants in general, tend to consider its usein post-Spanish conquest times to be scarce or irrelevant in the Andes of South America. However,based on an in-depth review of the existing literature and on ethnobotanical research conducted inmarkets in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, this paper provides an updated overview affirming thecontinuity of the use of this species. The results indicate a significant diversity in terms of usagetypes, plant parts used, treatments, and conditions in which it is applied, along with new records ofvernacular names. This paper also offers an interpretation from the perspective of Andean logics,highlighting the current therapeutic effectiveness of the seeds of this plant, facilitated through a seriesof “movements” that aim to restore the affected person’s health.
Fil: Lema, Veronica Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
description Vilca or cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil) is a species known for its psychoactiveproperties and its widespread use among the pre-Hispanic peoples who inhabited the southernAndean area (southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and northwest Argentina). Studies on thisspecies, as well as on medicinal, psychoactive, or magical plants in general, tend to consider its usein post-Spanish conquest times to be scarce or irrelevant in the Andes of South America. However,based on an in-depth review of the existing literature and on ethnobotanical research conducted inmarkets in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, this paper provides an updated overview affirming thecontinuity of the use of this species. The results indicate a significant diversity in terms of usagetypes, plant parts used, treatments, and conditions in which it is applied, along with new records ofvernacular names. This paper also offers an interpretation from the perspective of Andean logics,highlighting the current therapeutic effectiveness of the seeds of this plant, facilitated through a seriesof “movements” that aim to restore the affected person’s health.
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