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Title: Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological study of medicinal plants used by a traditional community in Brazil’s northeastern
Authors: P. K. A. Magalhães, E. N. Araujo, A. M. Santos, M. B. Vanderlei, C. C. L. Souza, M. S. Correia, S. A. Fonseca, J. M. J. S. Pavão, M. A. Souza, J. G. Costa, A. F. Santos, T. J. Matos-Rocha
Source: Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 82 (2021)
Brazilian Journal of Biology v.82 2022
Brazilian Journal of Biology
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)
instacron:IIE
Brazilian Journal of Biology, Volume: 82, Article number: e237642, Published: 04 JUN 2021
Publisher Information: FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Subject Terms: 0106 biological sciences, QH301-705.5, Science, conhecimento tradicional, Ethnobotany, 01 natural sciences, Surveys and Questionnaires, Humans, etnoconhecimento, traditionalism, Biology (General), 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Plants, Medicinal, Botany, 15. Life on land, folk medicine, tradicionalidade, 3. Good health, medicina popular, QL1-991, QK1-989, ethnoknowledge, traditional knowledge, Zoology, Brazil, Phytotherapy
Description: The aim of this research is to make a survey of the socio-environmental characteristics and the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in a traditional community in the Brazilian Northeast, Alagoas. The study was made based on visits with the application of a questionnaire with questions related to the socio-economic element and on the diversity of plants used in herbal medicine. The research was made from March/2019 to February/2020, where families and interviewed plant exhibitors were interviewed for botanical identification. The studied community, which were 24 interviewees, was compiled by residents of the Quilombola community from Pau D’arco in Arapiraca city - Alagoas. Residents interviewed, 15 (62.5%) attended between 56 to 80 years, 11 interviewees about 46% were born in the community and 13 (54%) had a fundamentally incomplete nature. At the end, there were mentioned 30 plant species used for phytotherapeutic purposes, from which presents bigger usage as plants against arterial hypertension (Salvia rosmarinus Schleid), diabetes Mellitos (Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth), pain and inflammation (Alternanthera tenella Colla), present the biggest number of species in the community. The species cited are related to numerous medicinal uses, among which there will be predominant associations associated with cardiovascular and inflammatory processes. The tea is the main way of preparing plants. It is perceived that medicinal plants are only widely used by this Quilombola community of and growth of the crops in the backyard are considered a tradition.
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ISSN: 1678-4375
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DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.237642
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Abstract:The aim of this research is to make a survey of the socio-environmental characteristics and the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in a traditional community in the Brazilian Northeast, Alagoas. The study was made based on visits with the application of a questionnaire with questions related to the socio-economic element and on the diversity of plants used in herbal medicine. The research was made from March/2019 to February/2020, where families and interviewed plant exhibitors were interviewed for botanical identification. The studied community, which were 24 interviewees, was compiled by residents of the Quilombola community from Pau D’arco in Arapiraca city - Alagoas. Residents interviewed, 15 (62.5%) attended between 56 to 80 years, 11 interviewees about 46% were born in the community and 13 (54%) had a fundamentally incomplete nature. At the end, there were mentioned 30 plant species used for phytotherapeutic purposes, from which presents bigger usage as plants against arterial hypertension (Salvia rosmarinus Schleid), diabetes Mellitos (Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth), pain and inflammation (Alternanthera tenella Colla), present the biggest number of species in the community. The species cited are related to numerous medicinal uses, among which there will be predominant associations associated with cardiovascular and inflammatory processes. The tea is the main way of preparing plants. It is perceived that medicinal plants are only widely used by this Quilombola community of and growth of the crops in the backyard are considered a tradition.
ISSN:16784375
15196984
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.237642