2016
DOI: 10.22276/ethnoscientia.v1i1.16
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Defumadores Com Possível Efeito Ansiolítico Utilizados No Centro De Umbanda Caboclo Ubirajara E Exú Ventania, Diadema, Sp: Um Estudo Etnofarmacológico

Abstract: <p>Na Umbanda, os defumadores são utilizados em contextos rituais e consistem na queima de ervas que, segundo seus sacerdotes, podem servir para “limpar” tanto o ambiente quanto o corpo. O presente trabalho objetivou observar e registrar, do ponto de vista etnográfico, o uso de defumadores com possíveis efeitos ansiolíticos por membros do Centro de Umbanda <em>Caboclo Ubirajara e Exu Ventania</em>. Para tanto, foram realizadas entrevistas informais, semi-estruturadas e observação participante… Show more

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“…These ritualistic uses of direct contact with the body may indicate that the use of plants in rituals is based not only on the magical power of plants but also on the medicinal principles of these plants, as already evidenced by Quiroz et al [23] and Garcia et al [67]. Also, it is important to emphasize that the ritualistic use of indirect contact with the body (e.g., offerings and protection) does not indicate that they have no action on people's health.…”
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confidence: 79%
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“…These ritualistic uses of direct contact with the body may indicate that the use of plants in rituals is based not only on the magical power of plants but also on the medicinal principles of these plants, as already evidenced by Quiroz et al [23] and Garcia et al [67]. Also, it is important to emphasize that the ritualistic use of indirect contact with the body (e.g., offerings and protection) does not indicate that they have no action on people's health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…The wide use of these plants by different Afro-Brazilian groups may be an indicator that this use is not only due to the magical properties of the plant, as previously discussed, especially in the cases in which the mode of the application allows some contact of the person to be healed with the plant used. Also, these results highlight the importance of promoting phytochemical and pharmacological investigations into species of ritual use to understand the effect of their external application on the human body [23,67].…”
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confidence: 89%
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“…No entanto, Andrade et al, (2012) não observou atividade (melhora ou prejuízo) sobre a memória de curta duração (MCD) e aprendizagem. Extrato feito das partes da raiz mostrou um efeito ansiolítico e é usada na religião afro-brasileira para criar "equilíbrio e harmonia no meio ambiente" e "para acalmar" ( Garcia et al, 2016).…”
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