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No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon

The consumption of greens is reported as being very minor among Amazonian Indians. The authors of this article present a new review of this subject, based on fieldwork with Amerindians and other populations in different parts of the Brazilian Amazon and French Guiana. Written sources on Brazilian, P...

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Principais autores: Dias, Terezhina, Fleury, Marie, Katz, Esther, López Garcés, Claudia Leonor, Miller, Robert P., Moreira, Elaine, Oliveira, Zelandes, Payê, Valeria, Silva, Franklin
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author Dias, Terezhina
Fleury, Marie
Katz, Esther
López Garcés, Claudia Leonor
Miller, Robert P.
Moreira, Elaine
Oliveira, Zelandes
Payê, Valeria
Silva, Franklin
author_facet Dias, Terezhina
Fleury, Marie
Katz, Esther
López Garcés, Claudia Leonor
Miller, Robert P.
Moreira, Elaine
Oliveira, Zelandes
Payê, Valeria
Silva, Franklin
author_sort Dias, Terezhina
collection Colección Sociedad, Política y Naturaleza
description The consumption of greens is reported as being very minor among Amazonian Indians. The authors of this article present a new review of this subject, based on fieldwork with Amerindians and other populations in different parts of the Brazilian Amazon and French Guiana. Written sources on Brazilian, Peruvian, Columbian and Venezuelan Amazon were also reviewed. The consumption of cultivated, semi-cultivated and wild species of greens was taken into account here, as the data specific to wild greens is very scarce. It is confirmed that greens are not commonly eaten among native Amazonians and that some ethnic groups do not consume them at all. The consumed species are usually young shoots of weeds or cassava leaves. Common in the Belém region are some specific aromatic plants, which have been diffused to other parts of the Amazon, together with introduced plants such as kale and coriander. Migrants from Northeastern Brazil settled in the Amazon consume some cultivated greens, especially aromatic plants. Maroons are the ones who use more greens in their diet. Native Amazonian people, who supplement agriculture with game and fish, follow a hunter-gatherer pattern, preferring wild fruit and tubers to greens.
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spelling cl-CLACSO-85872022-03-11T13:42:13Z No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon Dias, Terezhina Fleury, Marie Katz, Esther López Garcés, Claudia Leonor Miller, Robert P. Moreira, Elaine Oliveira, Zelandes Payê, Valeria Silva, Franklin Alimentación Alimentos Etnobotánica Hierbas Plantas Pueblos indígenas The consumption of greens is reported as being very minor among Amazonian Indians. The authors of this article present a new review of this subject, based on fieldwork with Amerindians and other populations in different parts of the Brazilian Amazon and French Guiana. Written sources on Brazilian, Peruvian, Columbian and Venezuelan Amazon were also reviewed. The consumption of cultivated, semi-cultivated and wild species of greens was taken into account here, as the data specific to wild greens is very scarce. It is confirmed that greens are not commonly eaten among native Amazonians and that some ethnic groups do not consume them at all. The consumed species are usually young shoots of weeds or cassava leaves. Common in the Belém region are some specific aromatic plants, which have been diffused to other parts of the Amazon, together with introduced plants such as kale and coriander. Migrants from Northeastern Brazil settled in the Amazon consume some cultivated greens, especially aromatic plants. Maroons are the ones who use more greens in their diet. Native Amazonian people, who supplement agriculture with game and fish, follow a hunter-gatherer pattern, preferring wild fruit and tubers to greens. 2021-11-01T23:06:15Z 2021-11-01T23:06:15Z 2012 Artículo https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/8587 pp. 283-293 application/pdf Polish Botanical Society
spellingShingle Alimentación
Alimentos
Etnobotánica
Hierbas
Plantas
Pueblos indígenas
Dias, Terezhina
Fleury, Marie
Katz, Esther
López Garcés, Claudia Leonor
Miller, Robert P.
Moreira, Elaine
Oliveira, Zelandes
Payê, Valeria
Silva, Franklin
No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title_full No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title_fullStr No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title_full_unstemmed No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title_short No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
title_sort no greens in the forest note on the limited consumption of greens in the amazon
topic Alimentación
Alimentos
Etnobotánica
Hierbas
Plantas
Pueblos indígenas
url https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/8587
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