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This ethnomedical study was intended to document and preserve traditional Q’eqchi’ Maya knowledge related to reproductive health, with a focus on the plant species used. While the Q’eqchi’ still maintain a rich ethnopharmacopoeia of medicinal plants for reproductive health, the collective knowledge is dwindling with the passing of each generation of healers, midwives, and herbalists. The results of this collaborative study make a contribution to revitalizing that knowledge through the creation of this reference that can be a resource for training Q’eqchi’ youth who want to learn traditional medicine. In conclusion, the three hypotheses from this study are reviewed, the research results are summarized, and points of broader contextualization are presented for consideration.

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  1. Dept. of Plant & Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Jillian De Gezelle

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De Gezelle, J. (2014). Conclusions. In: Q’eqchi’ Maya Reproductive Ethnomedicine. SpringerBriefs in Plant Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10744-8_5

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