Campesinos Tének en una comunidad campesina rural de la Huasteca Potosina complementan su dieta básica con plantas locales

The following study shows the usage of nutritious plants in a rural community of the Huasteca Potosina, located in the proximity of a tropical subcaducifolium forest. In the ejido San Pedro de las Anonas, Aquismón, San Luis Potosí state in Mexico, peasants of the Tének or Huasteca ethnia complement their basic diet of tortillas, beans, chili and coffee with a group of diverse plants, that they gel from the environment. The scientific names of 26 of these plants are reported. The edible parts of each plant and its form of consumption are also reported.