This study was conducted in two villages of El Chico National Park (ECNP), Mexico, to document the uses of Litsea glaucescens (Mexican laurel) by the local population and to identify actors with knowledge about the species using quantitative ethnobotanical techniques. Fifty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain a free-list about the specific uses of the laurel, to analyze its importance among the social group under study, and to use social networking to identify individuals within the community who had particular knowledge about the plant. We found a total of 25 specific uses for the plant, which have different levels of importance for the people of the ECNP. The most common use was seasoning, while medicinal and cultural uses had a lesser importance. Use of the seed of the laurel as a material for handcrafts is recorded for the first time in this study. The social network showed that there was a relationship between the actors interviewed from the two communities. They are identified as having some relationship to the plant or knowledge about it, but the actors who produce it are the most prominent. An analysis of the specific uses of the laurel and those with knowledge about it is considered indispensable for generating specific management and harvesting strategies for the species, which will be able to contribute a local perspective to its conservation.

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墨西哥埃尔奇科国家公园墨西哥月桂树的民族植物学研究：定量研究

这项研究是在墨西哥的El Chico国家公园（ECNP）的两个村庄中进行的，目的是记录当地居民对Litsea glaucescens（墨西哥月桂树）的使用情况，并使用定量的民族植物学技术来鉴定对物种有了解的演员。进行了五十五次半结构化访谈，以获取有关月桂树具体用途的自由清单，分析其在所研究的社会群体中的重要性，并使用社交网络来识别社区内对以下方面有特定知识的个人：植物。我们发现该植物共有25种特定用途，对于ECNP的人们而言，这些用途具有不同的重要性。最常见的用途是调味料，而药用和文化用途次要。这项研究首次记录了月桂树种子作为手工材料的用途。该社交网络显示，两个社区采访的演员之间存在联系。他们被认为与植物或植物知识有某种关系，但生产植物的演员最为突出。对月桂树的特定用途以及对月桂树有专门知识的人进行的分析，对于制定该物种的特定管理和收获策略，被认为是必不可少的，这将能够为该物种的保护树立当地视野。但是制作它的演员是最杰出的。对月桂树的特定用途以及对月桂树有专门知识的人进行的分析，对于制定该物种的特定管理和收获策略，被认为是必不可少的，这将能够为该物种的保护树立当地视野。但是制作它的演员是最杰出的。对月桂树的特定用途以及对月桂树有专门知识的人进行的分析，对于制定该物种的特定管理和收获策略，被认为是必不可少的，这将能够为该物种的保护树立当地视野。