Kichwa Interviewee Descriptions of Guayusa Infusion Properties

5.5 KB of data on guayusa infusion properties collected from Kichwa interviewees by Alejandra Espinosa Andrade. The dataset is available in XLS format and was last updated on June 2, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Categorizing traditional uses of guayusa based on described properties.
• Analyzing qualitative descriptions of plant infusion effects.
• Cross-referencing indigenous knowledge with scientific botanical studies.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Explicitly licensed as CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Alejandra Espinosa Andrade via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely gathered via interviews with Kichwa community members.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 17:41:21; freshness should be verified.