Indigenous people have an intrinsic relationship with the flora used in healing systems. However, data about plants used to treat intestinal parasitosis, which are one of the main morbidity and mortality causes among indigenous peoples, remain scarce. Thus, the aim of the current study is to survey antiparasitic plants used by the Kantaruré-Batida community and to investigate whether their ethno-medico-botanical knowledge is spread. Therefore, it adopted interviews and free lists. Thirty-one (31) indigenous individuals were interviewed and they mentioned 21 plant species. Most respondents (91%) acquired the traditional knowledge through hereditary transmission and spread it (77%) in the same way. Only 35% of the respondents adopt medicinal plants as the first cure resource, besides associating the decrease of such use to their proximity to health care services. Thus, it is worth taking actions to help preserving the local knowledge and biodiversity in order to avoid the loss of indigenous therapeutic treatments.
resumo -As abelhas da tribo Meliponini são conhecidas como abelhas sem ferrão e estão representadas por aproximadamente 250 espécies no Brasil. Muitas espécies são criadas para a produção de mel. Dada a importância destas abelhas para o semiárido brasileiro, o presente estudo tem como objetivo descrever os aspectos da produção do mel pelos meliponicultores da região de Cícero Dantas-BA, além de identificar os valores culturais da comunidade associadas a esta prática. Para este fim, foram realizadas 21 entrevistas semiestruturadas entre os meses de março e dezembro de 2014, com meliponicultores da região. Constatou-se que os mesmos comercializam e consomem preferencialmente o mel das abelhas nativas que criam, utilizando também o pólen e a resina. A retirada do mel está condicionada a quantidade produzida, à procura para compra e a sua utilização. Além de ser comercializado, o mel é também utilizado para fins terapêuticos, principalmente no tratamento de gripes e resfriados. A atividade da criação de abelha, bem como o uso dos produtos derivados da atividade dos meliponíneos está estritamente relacionada com os valores culturais da região, que são perpassados de geração a geração. A prática da meliponicultura além de ser uma alternativa econômica sustentável, também pode ser tida como uma opção para a conservação de espécies da flora e fauna nativas. Many species are grown for the production of honey. Given the importance of these bees to the Brazilian Semi-arid region, the present study aims to describe aspects of the honey production by beekeepers from the area of Cícero Dantas, Bahia, besides identifying community cultural values associated with this practice. For this purpouse there were 21 semistructured interviews conducted between March and December 2014, with beekeepers in the region. It was found that the beekeepers sell and use, preferably the native bees' honey grown by them, also using pollen and the resin created. The withdrawal of honey is related to how much it's produced, the demand for purchase and use. Besides comercialized, honey is also used for therapeutic purposes, especially in the treatment of colds and flus. The activity of growing bees and the use of products derived from this activity are closely related to the cultural values of the region, that are passed on generation to generation. The practice of beekeeping in addition to being aneconomical sustainable alternative, can also be taken as an option for the conservation of native species of flora and fauna.
Indigenous knowledge is one of the most notable traditional sources about plants used to treat diseases. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe the botanical features and to investigate the pharmacological properties of plants used by the Kantaruré-Batida community to treat intestinal parasitosis. Botanical characterization was performed based on integrative review and on access to ‘Flora do Brasil’ platform, whereas plants’ pharmacological properties were investigated through systematic review. Among the 21 ethnospecies used, 48% were described as having activity against intestinal parasites. Although 52% had no such activity described, other properties can account for their use, that indicates that further studies are required. Therefore, this review reinforces the importance of valuing indigenous knowledge as tool to guide antiparasitic agent trials.
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