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

Abstract

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.

Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh

“…In addition, several similar studies conducted in protected areas in other parts of the world indicated the following: da Silva et al ( 2019 ) documented 167 medicinal plant species in the Araripe National Forest of Brazil; de Brito et al ( 2017 ) enlisted 71 local medicinal plant species in the Tambaba Environmental Protected Area of north-east Brazil; while Flavien et al ( 2016 ) reported 195 medicinal plant species around a traditional protected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Furthermore, Kala ( 2005 ) documented 60 threatened medicinal plant species in protected areas of the Indian Himalayas; Betti ( 2004 ) recorded 102 medicinal plants in Dja Biosphere Reserve in Cameroon; and Dzerefos and Witkowski ( 2001 ) reported 51 species in Abe Bailey Nature Reserve of South Africa.…”

Aspectos de saúde relacionados a idade, escolaridade e produções agrícolas de agrcultores no Assentamento Rural Rio Madeira - RO

“…A retomada do saber popular relacionado ao uso de plantas medicinais é uma forma de promoção da saúde em assentamentos (SCOPINHO, 2010). Estudo realizado nos assentamentos rurais do litoral sul paraibano, indicou que todas as casas cultivavam plantas medicinais, tendo sido registradas 71 espécies a partir de 47 famílias, e todas as partes da planta aplicadas para uso medicinal (BRITO et al, 2017). Ações que promovam o incentivo do uso e cultivo destas ervas devem ser realizados não só pelos órgãos governamentais, mas também pela academia a partir de seu viés extensionista.…”