Valeriana pilosa Ruiz & Pav. (Caprifoliaceae) in northern Peru

• Autores: Rodríguez Rodríguez, Eric F.; Herbarium Truxillense (HUT), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Leiva González, Segundo; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Museo de Historia Natural y Cultural, Pollack Velásquez, Luis E.; Departamento Académico de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Alvítez Izquierdo, Elmer; Departamento Académico de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Gutiérrez Ramos, José N.; Baluarte Conservación Eirl, Leiva Salinas, Milagros J.; Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión, Prov. Constitucional del Callao, Parodi Ferreyra, Alessia A.; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai:journal.upao.edu.pe:article/1683
• Enlace del recurso: http://journal.upao.edu.pe/Arnaldoa/article/view/1683
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Valeriana pilosa, medicinal resource, predation, conservation, jalca, northern Peru; Valeriana pilosa, recurso medicinal, depredación, conservación, jalca, norte de Perú

Valeriana pilosa Ruiz & Pav. (Caprifoliaceae) is an American species, with a long history ofmedicinal use and putative pharmacological properties. It is probably one of the most commonplants used in traditional medicine as a sedative or sleeping pill, which has led to increased scientificresearch. It is common that as scientific knowledge about the species increases, it is indirectlyleading to an excessive demand for the resource, added to traditional use. The conservationof this species has not been considered in the plans, despite the evident anthropic action that itsupports, reflected in the indiscriminate and unsustainable predation. In the high Andean areas ofnorthern Peru, the extraction from its natural habitat is not controlled or regulated, evidenced in itsdepleted populations whose individuals are slow growing. Other risk factors include the burningof vegetation, the expansion of the agricultural usage, overgrazing and mining. In the presentstudy, it is considered that the conservation of this plant must be comprehensive and involvedifferent levels of decision making, including dissemination of aspects of its taxonomy, herbariumexsiccata, ethnobotany, phenology, distribution and ecology. Also, we analyze the current state ofconservation and propose guidelines and strategies for its conservation in the northern Peru withemphasis on the jalca where it commonly lives.