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<journal-id>1405-2768</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Polibotánica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Polibotánica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-2768</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-27682006000100061</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[IMPORTANCIA ETNOBOTÁNICA DE UNA PLANTA VASCULAR SIN SEMILLA EN MÉXICO: Equisetum]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallardo-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esparza-Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María de Lourdes]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Campos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Facultad de Ciencias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ DF]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>21</numero>
<fpage>61</fpage>
<lpage>74</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-27682006000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-27682006000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-27682006000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La etnobotánica es la rama del conocimiento humano que se encarga de estudiar las relaciones entre los grupos humanos y las plantas. Casi siempre las angiospermas han sido las plantas con mayor tradición en las comunidades étnicas de nuestro país. Sin embargo, existen algunas plantas vasculares sin semilla, como el género Equisetum, que tienen un valor cultural muy importante y son ampliamente utilizadas por las comunidades debido a sus usos potenciales y propiedades bioquímicas. En este trabajo presentamos una revisión de la información bibliográfica, complementada brevemente con información de campo con respecto a los usos tradicionales de esta planta. La literatura indica que Equisetum, ha sido utilizada a través del tiempo y en distintas culturas para contrarrestar muchas enfermedades, y como instrumentos de uso cotidiano diverso. Las investigaciones actuales han demostrado el uso milenario que se le ha asignado a esta planta.]]></p></abstract>
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