Table 4.

Preparation and application methods for medicinal plants:

Application	Number of uses PERU		Number of uses ECUADOR
		%		%
Oral	429	52	168	67.8
Topical	315	38	79	31.8
Seguro	60	7	0	0
Charm	14	2	0	0
Incense	10	1	1	0.4
TOTAL	828	100	248	100