Table 2.
Traditional uses of B. gasipaes ordered by plant organs.
| Plant Organ | Applications | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnomedical | ||
| Fruit | Body and head aches, inflammation of eyes and gall bladder, galactagogue, infertility, cough, colds, psoriasis, tuberculosis. | [19] |
| Leaf | Ear pain, epilepsy, baths that prevent premature birth, energy cleansing. | [19] |
| Palm, heart of palm | Stomach, ear, menstrual and muscle pain, eye inflammation, inguinal hernia, malaria, chickenpox, hepatitis, childbirth problems, infertility, and uterine infections, anemia, antiophidic, prevention of baldness, galactagogue, sedative, hot hearts of palm are rubbed on children to dispel panic attacks. | [19,53] |
| Seed | Stomach pain, cancer | [19] |
| Root | Urinary and menstrual problems, inguinal hernia, uterine infections, colds and pneumonia, epilepsy, body, stomach, and ear pains, diarrhea (decoction), eye inflammation, vermicide, postpartum depression, galactagogue (washed with cooked root), contraceptive, prevention of baldness, hepatitis, malaria, mastitis, prevention of abortions, hemorrhages in childbirth, fertility, and aphrodisiac. | [19,53,58] |
| Alimentary | ||
| Fruit | Cooked, roasted, dried, canned, jams and preserves, flour. Drinks: “chucula” (mixed with banana), “chicha” and juices. Oil for human consumption. | [19,53] |
| Palm | It is consumed preferentially cooked due to the antinutrient content: as a side dish, salad, filling, ceviche. Consumed dry or canned in brine. | [19,46,53,58] |
| Seed | Cooking oil, dried and ground to prepare a coffee-like drink, toasted as a snack. | [19,53] |
| Other | ||
| Fruit | Cosmetic, fuel, and lubricating oil, fertilizer, hunting and fishing bait, dye, animal feed, fish poison mixed with Clibadium surinamense leaves. | [19,53,58] |
| Seed | Cosmetic and soapmaking oil, body adornment, toy (marbles), handicrafts. | [19] |
| Leaf | Body adornment, thatching, baskets, mats, and fan weaving, dying, wrapping, fuel, animal feed, paper, fertilizer. | [19,53,58] |
| Wood | Manufacture of marimbas, knives, blowguns, spears, good luck charms, vessels, bows, arrows, looms, pylons, macanas, walls and wall sidings, corrals, canoes, beds, weaving spindles, flooring (parquet), fishing rods and traps, ceremonial tables, and altars of healing, hollow trunk as a conduit or trough, manufacture of paper and fertilizers. | [53,58] |
| Thorn | Removal of other thorns, sewing needles, witchcraft. | [53,58,59] |