Plantas medicinais de uso popular em Boa Vista, Roraima, Brasil

Luz, Francisco Joaci F.

doi:10.1590/s0102-05362001000100019

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“…Among these are: Aspidosperma excelsum (bark), Aspidosperma desmanthum (leaves), Aspidosperma marcgravianum (wood and bark), Aspidosperma nitidum (wood, bark, and latex), Aspidosperma schultesii (bark), Aspidosperma vargasii and Aspidosperma gomezianum (Balbach, 1986;Brandão et al, 1992;Milliken andAlbert, 1996, 1997;Milliken, 1997;Luz, 2001;Quignard et al, 2003). Aspidosperma macrocarpon is an endemic species of the Brazilian Cerrado.…”

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In vitro antiplasmodial activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants used as traditional remedies

Mesquita¹,

Grellier²,

Mambu³

et al. 2007

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants used as traditional remedies

Mesquita¹,

Grellier²,

Mambu³

et al. 2007

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…This practice is common in traditional medicine of several countries and is known as zootherapy (Alves and Rosa 2005). In the Amazonian region, there are reports of the use products of animal origin for the treatment of human sicknesses (Luz 2001;Pinto and Maduro 2003;Rodrigues 2006;Ribeiro et al 2007), although there are no scientific accounts of the use of these products in veterinary medicine. The "óleo-de-bicho" is used in an Amazonian coastal community of Marudá-PA to combat human rheumatism (Coelho-Ferreira 2009).…”

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Ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of Marajó Island, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil

et al. 2011

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There have been ethnoveterinary reports from around the world investigating plant usage in therapeutic protocols; however, there is no information regarding the ethnoveterinary practices in Brazilian Amazonia. The objective of this work was to register and document the ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of the Island of Marajó, eastern Amazonia, Brazil. In the study, interviews were conducted with 50 individuals, with the application of semi-structured questionnaires that were quantitatively analyzed using descriptive statistic methods of frequency distribution. Use-value was calculated to determine the most important species. Samples of plants that were reported to have medicinal value were collected and identified by botanical classification. Fifty plants, distributed among 48 genera and 34 families, were indicated for 21 different medicinal uses. The family Asteraceae had the largest number of reported species; Carapa guianensis Aubl., Copaifera martii Hayne, Crescentia cujete L., Caesalpinia ferrea Mart., Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Jatropha curcas L. and Momordica charantia L. were species with highest use-value. The plant parts that were more commonly utilized for the preparation of ethnoveterinary medicines were the leaves (56%), bark (18%), roots (14%), seeds (14%) and fruit (8%). With regard to usage, tea was reported as a usage method by 56% of the informants; most preparations (90.9%) utilized only a single plant. In addition to medicinal plants, informants reported using products of animal and mineral origin. The present study contributed to the construction of an inventory of Marajó Island's ethnoveterinary plants, which might be the basis for future scientific validation studies. Keywords: Brazilian Amazonia, ethnobotany, folk veterinary medicine, medicinal plants Conhecimento etnoveterinário dos habitantes da Ilha de Marajó, Amazônia Oriental, Brasil resumoEm várias partes do mundo existem relatos etnoveterinários sobre a utilização de plantas em protocolos terapêuticos, entretanto não existem informações disponíveis sobre a etnoveterinária praticada na Amazônia brasileira. Desta forma, objetivou-se documentar o conhecimento etnoveterinário de habitantes da Ilha do Marajó, Amazônia Oriental. Foram realizadas 50 entrevistas individuais com aplicação de questionários semi-estruturados que foram analisados quantitativamente através de estatística descritiva utilizando freqüência de distribuição. O valor de uso foi calculado para determinar as espécies mais importantes. Amostras de plantas com relatos de uso medicinal foram coletadas e identificadas botanicamente. Cinqüenta plantas, distribuídas em 48 gêneros e 34 famílias, foram indicadas para 21 diferentes usos medicinais. A família Asteraceae foi a que teve maior número de espécies citadas e Carapa guianensis Aubl, Crescentia cujete L., Copaifera martii Hayne, Caesalpinia ferrea Mart., Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Jatropha curcas L. e Momordica charantia L. foram as espécies com maiores valor de uso. As partes das plantas mais ut...

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“…Babies can hardly swallow the HPs, except for matricaria flower and fennel prescribed for colic. Some studies have been carried out in Brazil with healers that sell HPs in streets and open air [39–45]. They show a great diversity in the acquisition forms and preparation of the HPs.…”

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Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil: Quality and Potential Risks

Neto

Kato

Bugno

et al. 2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The present study aimed to assess the quality and risks involved in the consumption of psychoactive herbal products (PHs) that are available through informal commerce in the city of Diadema, SP, Brazil. Methods of ethnography were used to conduct the fieldwork during which four dealers were selected to record the collection, handling, packaging, types of PHs marketed, and their therapeutic purposes. In addition, lots of the PHs selected were purchased from the dealers and analyzed using microbiology and pharmacognosy techniques. 217 PHs were recorded and categorized into two main groups: stimulants (67%) and depressants (27%) of the central nervous system; sixteen of them were selected, and their 52 lots were acquired. The deficiencies observed in handling and packaging these lots by dealers were confirmed by microbiological analysis; 80.8% of them presented risk according to the indicators defined by the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia. The pharmacognostic analysis confirmed the authenticity of only 9 to 16 PHs analyzed. In addition, descriptions of contraindications, adverse reactions, and drug interactions were found in the literature for the PHs. The results of this study allow the observation of the priorities for the sanitary adequacy of the popular trade of herbs.

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Plantas medicinais de uso popular em Boa Vista, Roraima, Brasil

Cited by 34 publications

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In vitro antiplasmodial activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants used as traditional remedies

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants used as traditional remedies

Ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of Marajó Island, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil

Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil: Quality and Potential Risks

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