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.
Highlights
The use of vegetal species to treat diseases, remote from ancient knowledge, coming from different generations, which incorporates new uses and practices, as the years go by
Traditional Quilombola communities have a huge legacy of caring for the environment and using their natural resources for therapeutic purposes, such as medicinal plants
In this context, emphasizing the definition of Oliveira et al (2009), to provide knowledge about plants as ethnobotany, he highlights that it is healthy to study the direct interrelationships between human beings and the plant environment, observing that the traditions of a folk says a lot about the way they care for and cultivate the environment around them. In this way, verifying that medicinal plants interact significantly with social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects, reaching the most varied dimensions of sustainability, it opens the way for the use and conservation of ecosystems, besides valuing the culture of traditional communities, reducing negative impacts (Modro et al, 2015)
Summary
The use of vegetal species to treat diseases, remote from ancient knowledge, coming from different generations, which incorporates new uses and practices, as the years go by. Traditional Quilombola communities have a huge legacy of caring for the environment and using their natural resources for therapeutic purposes, such as medicinal plants In this context, emphasizing the definition of Oliveira et al (2009), to provide knowledge about plants as ethnobotany, he highlights that it is healthy to study the direct interrelationships between human beings and the plant environment, observing that the traditions of a folk says a lot about the way they care for and cultivate the environment around them. In this way, verifying that medicinal plants interact significantly with social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects, reaching the most varied dimensions of sustainability, it opens the way for the use and conservation of ecosystems, besides valuing the culture of traditional communities, reducing negative impacts (Modro et al, 2015)
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