ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are a subject of concern to researchers, traders, users and states and, in general terms, the problems facing these species in the world are similar. There are several protected natural areas in the Cajamarca’s Region, where 908 genera and 2699 plant species are housed. Scientific research on the diversity of medicinal plants in Cajamarca began around the beginning of the 1980s. The study by Vasquez et al., which documents in detail the morphology, distribution and conservation status and uses of 130 medicinal species of northern Peru, emphasizes that several wild medicinal species that are harvested for the market are in the disappearing process. In 2002, the First National Course on Cultivation and Utilization of the Yacon was held in Cajamarca, whose reports were formally published. The theme was ethnobotany, biology, characterization and evaluation, management, harvesting, postharvest, uses and market.
