Table 1 |
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Galactagogues in the Andes |
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| Preparation |
Ingredients |
Location |
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| Amulet |
Stone or ceramic representation of cheese |
Abancay [55] |
| Beer (Commercial) |
Beer (dark or malted) |
Callao, Lambayeque, Libertad, Lima [4] |
| Beer (Chica) |
Corn |
Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, Arequipa [4] |
| Beer (Chica) |
Corn with mouse excrement |
Huancayo, Junín [4] |
| Beer (Chica) |
Barley |
South and Central Peru [4] |
| Beer (Chica) |
Peanuts |
South and Central Peru [4] |
| Beer (Chica) |
Quinoa |
South and Central Peru [4] |
| Beverage |
Donkey's milk |
Huáncayo [4] |
| Beverage |
Honey |
Cusco [4] |
| Beverage |
Water used to boil corn |
Arequipa, Lima [4] |
| Cooked |
Arrakacha greens (Arracacia esculenta BC.) |
Huánuco [4] |
| Cooked |
Fennel |
Huánuco [4, 5] |
| Cooked |
Manka p'aki (Eupatorium peregrinum or Eupatorium sternberginianum, a plant) |
Arequipa [4] |
| Cooked |
Quinoa with milk |
Yanatile (Cusco) [8] |
| Cooked |
Quinoa with mouse excrement |
Junín [4] |
| Cooked |
Rice, chocolate and chufla |
Northern Peru [4] |
| Cooked |
Zarandaja (Val bean; Dolichos lablab) |
Northern Peru [4] |
| Massage |
Quinoa (cooked) |
Cusco [4] |
| Plaster |
Sweet potato eyes and wine |
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| Roasted |
Guinea pig excrement and incense |
Cusco [4] |
| Soup |
Askantuy larvae (toasted) |
Cusco [4, 5] |
| Soup |
Earthworms (toasted) |
Southern Peru [4] |
| Soup |
Beef lung |
Cusco, Huanuco [4, 7, 8] |
| Soup |
Cow or pig entrails |
Callao, Lima, Ica, Libertad [4] |
| Soup |
guinea pig |
Southern Ecuador [38] |
| Soup |
Ch'uñu (freeze-dried potatoes) |
Puno [51] |
| Soup |
khaya (freeze-dried oca) |
Cuyo Cuyo [56] |
| Soup |
Hak'achu (Andean Flicker) |
Cusco, Puno [4, 7, 8] |
| Soup |
oca (Oxalis tuberosa) |
Cuyo Cuyo [56] |
| Soup |
Pijuayo (a palm) |
Loreto [4] |
| Soup |
Quinoa |
Cusco, Huánuco, Puno [4, 8, 51] |
| Soup |
Quinoa with beef lung |
Cusco [8] |
| Soup |
Quinoa with fennel |
Arequipa [4] |
| Soup |
Rice |
Puno [51] |
| Soup |
Shrimp |
Arequipa [4] |
| Soup |
Soybean |
Quebrada (Cusco) [8] |
| Soup |
Vegetables |
Cusco [8] |
| Tea |
Anise |
Cusco, Cajamarca [4, 5, 8] |
| Tea |
Cotton seed (toasted, ground) |
Quebrada (Cusco) [8] |
| Tea |
Fennel seed and roots with honey, celery, and valerian |
Cajamarca [8] |
| Tea |
Manaqaraku (Ortalis guttata Spix., a jungle bird) |
Quebrada (Cusco) [8] |
| Tea |
Milk and toasted sesame |
Lima [4] |
| Tea |
Sesame seed |
Jauja, Junín [4] |
| Tea |
Sweet potato leaf or tuber |
Lima, Quebrada (Cusco) [4, 8] |
| Tea |
Wheat (toasted) |
Lima [4] |
| Toasted |
Peanuts |
Ica [4] |
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