Donkey milk as a traditional remedy in the Andean community of Peru

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dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Gómez, Edgar
dc.contributor.authorGonzález Ríos, Rosa Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorQuispe Rodríguez, Juan
dc.contributor.authorCcama Uchuri, Faustino
dc.contributor.authorAspur Barrientos, Jaime Carmelo
dc.contributor.authorÑaupa Figueroa, José Luis
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-16T22:31:54Z
dc.date.available2026-04-16T22:31:54Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractDonkey milk was ancestrally used in the Andean communities of Peru as a natural remedy to treat various ailments, including asthma, gastritis and bronchitis. This qualitative ethnographic research explores the traditional knowledge associated with its use, therapeutic value and marketing practices in rural and urban contexts. In-depth interviews, participant observation and focus groups with producers, vendors and consumers in the city of Ayacucho and surrounding communities were used. The results show that donkey milk is considered an alternative to conventional medicine and, in some cases, a substitute for breast milk. However, its sale is informal, without sanitary regulation, and loaded with cultural stigmas. Information is transmitted orally, mainly in Quechua, which limits its scientific systematization. It is concluded that it is urgent to revalue this ancestral knowledge and integrate it into intercultural health and food security policies.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1626780
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14388/139
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
dc.rightshttps://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subjectcustoms and traditions
dc.subjectDonkey milk
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectOral tradition
dc.subject.classificationAndean community
dc.titleDonkey milk as a traditional remedy in the Andean community of Peru
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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