Benzedeiras Em Vias De Extinção Na Ilha Da Magia

Between tradition and modernity: the relationship among healers and medicinal plants in an urban center in southern Brazil

“…Blessing in the eastern region of Santa Catarina Island is performed mainly by older women, highlighting the importance that women have in this healing practice, as observed in other studies (Boing & Stancik 2013, Geleski 2014, Maciel & Neto 2006, Moura 2001, Oliveira 1985, Oliveira & Trovão 2009, Siuda-Ambroziak 2018, Sousa et al 2021, Zank & Hanazaki 2012. Blessings may be connected with women as a result of a historical division of labor where men normally worked outside the home and women were more dedicated to taking care of the day to day life of the home and family, leading them to have greater contact with health care practices and spirituality (Gill 2010).…”

“…Healers have extensive knowledge on the use of medicinal plants (Amorozo 1999, Ávila 2012, Sousa et al 2021, Zank & Hanazaki 2016, which are used in massages, teas, baths, and home remedies (Oliveira 1985). In addition to the knowledge of medicinal plant properties, practitioners also believe in their spiritual power (Dias 2009, Siuda-Ambroziak 2018 and use several species in their blessings, believing that together they exert greater healing power to the patients (Fonseca-Kruel & Peixoto 2004).…”

“…The practice of blessing arose from the exchange of knowledge between Indigenous, African, and European peoples in the colonization process in Brazil, and for a long time it was one of the main forms of basic health care for the Brazilian population (Geleski 2014, Zank & Hanazaki 2016. From the 1970s onwards, with the process of modernization and urbanization, and with the advancement of modern medicine and easier access to its resources, the practice of blessing ceased to have a central role in health care, but it has remained throughout time, often complementing modern medicine (Siuda-Ambroziak 2018, Sousa et al 2021, Zank & Hanazaki 2017. In recent decades, healers have become more valuable, mainly a reflection of the struggle of traditional Brazilian peoples that has ensured the inclusion of this faith healing in public health policies, including primary care in some municipalities (Almeida 2012).…”

Entre a tradição e a modernidade: a relação entre as benzedeiras e as plantas medicinais em um centro urbano no sul do Brasil

“…A benzedura na região leste de Florianópolis é realizada majoritariamente por mulheres mais velhas, destacando a importância que as mulheres possuem nesta prática de cura, como já observado em outros estudos (Boing & Stancik 2013, Geleski 2014, Maciel & Neto 2006, Moura 2001, Oliveira 1985, Oliveira & Trovão 2009, Siuda-Ambroziak 2018, Sousa et al 2021, Zank & Hanazaki 2012. O vínculo desta prática com as mulheres, pode ser resultado de uma divisão histórica de trabalho, na qual os homens normalmente trabalhavam fora de casa e as mulheres eram mais dedicadas às atividades de cuidado da casa e da família, levando-as a ter maior contato com as práticas de atenção à saúde e à espiritualidade (Gill 2010).…”

“…As benzedeiras e benzedores possuem um vasto conhecimento sobre a utilização de plantas medicinais (Amorozo 1999, Ávila 2012, Sousa et al 2021, Zank & Hanazaki 2016, que são empregadas em massagens, chás, banhos e remédios caseiros (Oliveira 1985). Além do conhecimento das propriedades medicinais de muitas plantas, os praticantes também acreditam no seu poder espiritual (Dias 2009, Siuda-Ambroziak 2018 e utilizam diversas espécies em suas benzeduras acreditando que juntas exercem maior poder de cura aos pacientes (Fonseca-Kruel & Peixoto 2004).…”