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La construcción del discurso científico sobre plantas medicinales en el Viaje a Nueva Granada de Charles Saffray

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Abstract
This essay proposes a reflection on how the cultural filter of European doctors of the nineteenth century intervenes in the process of appropriation of indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants. The text used is the travel diary Viaje a Nueva Granada (1869) by the French physician Charles Saffray. The analysis of his descriptions of the flora are representative examples of the validation processes that come into play in the construction of scientific discourse on the interpretation of traditional indigenous medicine.


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Submitted: Feb. 18, 2025 | Accepted: May 20, 2025 | Published Sept. 9, 2025 | Language: es

Keywords Charles Saffray • Travel diaries • Scientific discourse • Traditional indigenous medicine • Reino de Nueva Granada

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