Medicinal Plants in Rural Settlements of a Protected Area in the Littoral of Northeast Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID3754989
AuthorsMichele Fernanda Marques De Brito (Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Edna Arévalo Marín (Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Edna Arévalo‐marín (0000-0002-3659-9380, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Denise Dias Da Cruz (0000-0003-4775-7775, Universidade Federal da Paraíba)
Year2017
Volume20
Issue1
Pages83-104
Publication date2017-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20150034r2v2012017
OpenAlexW2616082606
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2017000100083
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited22

The goal of the present study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on the knowledge and the use of medicinal plants by five rural communities located within the Tambaba Environmental Protection Area, State of Paraiba. Data were collected by semi structured interviewing 58 key-informants aged 28 and 83 years. A total of 71 medicinal species, from 47 families, was identified and Leguminosae being the most cited. The leaves were the most used parts and the tea was the most common mode of use. Use Value index reveals the group of nine species mostly used by the communities. The Informant Consensus Factor indicated respiratory system disorders as the most commonly treated. The ANOSIM-one way permutation test revealed that the communities are very similar when compared in relation to the species and their therapeutic uses. These communities used medicinal plants as an efficient and immediate alternative to treat various everyday diseases

Ethnobotany · Geography · Interview · Medicinal plants · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Traditional medicine · Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Medicine · Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications