Ethnopharmacological Analysis of Medicinal Plants in a Quilombola Community: Emphasis on Chronic Diseases*
Thais Gomes dos Santos,
Raquel Rodrigues do Amaral,
Diurieny Ribeiro Itaparica Vieitas
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To understand the ethnopharmacological knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat chronic diseases in a quilombola community in the Brazilian Amazon. Method: A crosssectional, descriptive study using a semi-structured questionnaire in a quilombola community in Macapá, Amapá (Brazil), from March to June 2022. The analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results: In the quilombola community, women are the main holders of knowledge about medicinal plants, usually acquired from their pa… Show more
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