Table 2.

Women and men answers to the knowledge survey by medicinal plant

Tsimane’ name	Scientific name	Women				Men
		No. of ♀ that give a medicinal use	No. of ailments that can be treated	Most common ailments that can be treated with the plant	Specific ailments that can be treated with the plant cited by ♀	No. of ♂ that give a medicinal use	No. of ailments that can be treated	Most common ailments that can be treated with the plant	Specific ailments that can be treated with the plant cited by ♂
Vambason	Aspidosperma aff. rigidum Rusby	44	15	Stomach pain, diarrhea	Menstruation	44	16	Diarrhea Back pain	Gallbladder
Macha	Amburana cearensis	25	13	Back pain Flu	Post labor	25	12	Back pain Muscle ache	Scabies
Buisi	Entada sp.	57	15	Stomach ache Menstruation	Muscle ache Contraception	40	14	Stomach pain
Parta	Persea americana C. Miller	6	5	Diarrhea Back pain		10	7	Diarrhea Stomach pain	Flu
Cravu		24	11	Flu Diarrhea	Labor	26	10	Flu Tooth ache
Jamo’tarara	Margaritaria nobilis L.F.	22	8	Leishmaniasis fungus	Fertility Muscle ache	17	5	Leishmaniasis Fungus
Punuvacdyes		24	11	Infected sore (boil) Muscle ache	Muscle ache	19	10	Infected sore (boil) Muscle ache
Que’tsejtse	Davilla nitida (Vahl) Kubitzki	18	5	Muscle ache		15	8	Muscle ache
Tyi’mujmure	Piper peltatum Ruiz & Pav	37	12	Infected sore (boil) Fever	Fever Diarrhea	30	13	Infected sore (boil) Fever
Yavitus		20	13	Muscle ache Dizziness	Menstruation	12	10	Muscle ache Infected sore (boil)
Arara’	Urera laciniata (Goudot) Wedd urticaria.	51	8	Fungus Muscle ache		52	9	Fungus Muscle ache
Banana		23	8	Bullet ant sting Muscle ache	Stomach pain	15	7	Bullet ant sting Muscle ache
Ñetas		30	12	Muscle ache	Chickenpox To gain weight	20	14	Stomach pain	Menstruation
Marva		58	19	Wasp sting Labor	Menstruation Scabies pre-labor	41	14	Wasp sting Cuts
Mature	Acmella oleracea	55	17	Fungus Labor	Babies weeping	48	19	Fungus Tooth ache
Tson’sonty	Ampelocera edentula Kuhlm.	26	12	Leishmaniasis Fungus		33	9	Leishmaniasis Fungus