Uso de plantas medicinais por moradores em uma comunidade rural no sul do Piauí

Abstract

Over time populations have been using natural resources such as medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases. In recent decades, interest has been increasing in trying to understand the relationship between humans and plants. This study aimed to identify medicinal plants used by residents in a rural community in the municipality of Bom Jesus, South of Piauí. An open questionnaire with 10 questions was applied with residents in a rural community, with the objective of analyzing the main causes that motivated the use and importance of the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases. As well as the ethnobotanical aspects (popular name, used parts, forms of preparation, and therapeutic purposes), where they were obtained, where popular knowledge came from. It was possible to identify the use of 14 species, distributed in 14 genera and 11 botanical families. The family Lamiaceae with 5 species was the most cited. The most cited species were Mint, Lemon Balm, Malvão, Orange and Amburana. Leaves are the most used plant parts in the preparation of medicines (78.5%), followed by seeds (14.2%) and bark and seeds (7.1%). Most indications are for stomach and flu problems. The residents of the Eugenópolis community know a variety of medicinal plants belonging to various botanical families. The sharing of traditional knowledge about medicinal plants, forms of preparation and consumption is passed down from generation to generation.