Penafiel, Daniela http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-8217
Vanhove, Wouter
Espinel, Ramon L.
Van Damme, Patrick
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Foundation for Science (E-4954-1)
Article History
Received: 8 January 2019
Accepted: 1 October 2019
First Online: 19 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment provided a scientific permit allowing researchers to collect plant samples (permit no. 03-12IC-FAU-FLO-OPAC/MA). The Ministry of Health provided approval for the interview on food consumption (MSP-DIS-0056-2012). All protocols were revised and approved by the institution review board at Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL).
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.