Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Silva, Flávia dos Santos; Ramos, Marcelo Alves; Hanazaki, Natália; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

doi:10.1590/s0102-695x2011005000054

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“…Para Afonso e Ângelo (2009), os habitantes das áreas rurais do Cerrado brasileiro suprem a maior parte de suas necessidades básicas (medicamentos, alimentação, fonte de renda, entre outros) por meio da exploração dos recursos fl orestais madeireiros e não madeireiros. Do mesmo modo, são diversos os usos dos vegetais pelo homem do campo da região nordeste do Brasil (SILVA et al, 2011;CAMPOS et al, 2015).…”

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Etnoecologia E Etnobotânica Da Palmeira Carnaúba No Semiárido Brasileiro

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RESUMO:O objetivo do presente trabalho foi investigar aspectos etnoecológicos e etnobotânicos da carnaúba (Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore, Arecaceae) em uma comunidade extrativista do município de Ipanguaçu, estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Foram entrevistados moradores considerados informantes-chaves, utilizando a técnica da indução não específica, turnê guiada e observação direta para confirmar as informações obtidas. Segundo a maioria dos moradores do Assentamento Pedro Ezequiel de Araújo, o carnaubal da região é uma formação vegetal natural. Na investigação etnoecológica, 73% dos informantes relataram a ocorrência de "um tipo diferente de carnaúba", conhecida como "carnaúba branca", fenotipicamente distinta da "carnaúba comum" por apresentar estipe claro, frutos menores e ausência de espinhos no pecíolo, além de ser rara no local de estudo. Grande parte dos informantes observam os processos fenológicos da carnaúba, sendo condizentes ao afirmar que a espécie possui dispersão quiropterocórica. Na etnobotânica, o pó cerífero foi citado por todos como o produto mais importante extraído da carnaúba e a folha a parte mais usada, seguida dos frutos, caule e raiz. Foram relatadas ainda as divisões de trabalho na extração do pó da carnaúba. Os resultados desta pesquisa irão contribuir para difundir os conhecimentos etnobotânicos e etnoecológicos da carnaúba, subsidiando estratégias de manejo e conservação das populações naturais. ETHNOECOLOGY AND ETHNOBOTANY OF THE PALM CARNAUBA WAX IN BRAZILIAN SEMI-ARIDABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of ethnoecological and ethnobotanical of carnauba wax (Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore, Arecaceae) in an extractive community of municipality of Ipanguaçu, Rio Grande do Norte state. We interviewed key informants, using the technique of inducing nonspecific, guided tour and direct observation to confirm the data. According to most residents of Pedro Ezequiel Araújo community, the area of carnauba wax in the region is natural. In the research ethnoecological, 73% of informants reported the occurrence of "a different kind of carnauba", known as "white carnauba" phenotypically distinct from the "common carnauba wax" by presenting clear stipe, smaller fruits and absence of spines on the petiole, and is rare at the study site. Much of the informants observed phenological phases of carnauba wax, being consistent in stating that the species has fruits dispersed by bats. In ethnobotany, powder wax was cited by all as the most important product extracted from leaves of carnauba and the most used, followed by fruit, stem and root. Were still reported the division of work in the extraction of powder wax from the carnauba. The results of this research will contribute to knowledge of ethnobotanical and ethnoecological carnauba, supporting strategies for management and conservation of natural populations.

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Etnoecologia E Etnobotânica Da Palmeira Carnaúba No Semiárido Brasileiro

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“…Albertasse Almeida & Bandeira 2010;Althaus-Ottman et al 2010;Barroso & Hanazaki 2010;Carneiro et al 2010;Carniello et al 2010;Christo et al 2010;Costa & Mitja 2010;Giraldi & Hanazaki 2010;Merétika et al 2010;Oliveira et al 2010a;Oliveira et al 2010b;Oliveira et al 2010c;Roque et al 2010;Silva & Freire 2010;Zuchiwschi et al 2010;Brito & Senna-Valle 2011;Costa & Mayworm 2011;Cunha & Bortoloto 2011;Gandolfo & Hanazaki 2011;Lima et al 2011;Marinho et al 2011;Oliveira et al 2011;Mattos et al 2012;Miranda & Hanazaki et al 2011;Siviero et al 2011;Silva et al 2011;Aguiar & Barros 2012;Araújo & Amorozo 2012;Brito & Senna-Valle 2012;Castro et al 2012;Chaves & Barros 2012;Cunha-Lima et al 2012;Espinosa et al 2012;Freitas et al 2012;Gomes & Bandeira 2012;González-Perez et al 2012;Lima et al 2012;Lucena et al 2012;Nunes et al 2012;Oliveira & Menini-Neto 2012;Paulino et al 2012;Poderoso ...…”

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How are legal matters related to the access of traditional knowledge being considered in the scope of ethnobotany publications in Brazil?

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Legal measures, such as the use of free or prior and informed consent, return of research results to communities (which can be understood as "sharing of benefits, " according to Brazilian legislation), and research authorization by governmental bodies, are mentioned and regulated in various documents, either governmental or specific, within the area of ethnobiology. This study aims to explore how these matters are considered in the scope of published ethnobotany articles in Brazil, as well as whether the creation of the Provisional Measure 2.186-16/2001 has contributed to the national advance of these matters. The methodology comprised a literature review of articles focusing on medicinal and food plant resources in the prominent Brazilian journals which publish ethnobotany studies. From 137 articles analyzed, 8 mentioned the return of research results to the community; 21 explicitly cited the use of free or prior and informed consent; and 13 mentioned the authorization of governmental bodies. We expect that the present study will contribute to the debate regarding the necessity of reformulation of the current system, which would guarantee a more effective rapport between the government, researchers, local communities, and society and contribute to the development of ethnobotany in Brazil.

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“…One issue that has become a central development in ethnobotany is the study of traditional botanical knowledge or TBK (Albuquerque and Andrade 2002;Cotton 1996;Leyew 2011;Pochettino et al 2008Pochettino et al , 2012aSilva et al 2011;Soldati and Albuquerque 2012). This concept is akin to that of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), which is a contribution to the conservation of biocultural diversity from an integrative perspective (Berkes 1993;Maffi 2001;Mazzocchi 2006;Petch 2000).…”

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Is Ethnobotany an Ecological Science? Steps towards a complex Ethnobotany

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Albuquerque

2012

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There are different links between ecology and ethnobotany. In principle, because they have some common interests, like the conservation of plant resources. Nevertheless, the consolidation of the ecology as a science of synthesis that is based on the complexity of relationships between organisms and their surroundings, allows the ecology to provide a conceptual framework for more complex and comprehensive ethnobotany. This is also, for origin, a science of synthesis. In this contribution we discuss the basic aspects of ecology that can become guides for a complex framework of ethnobotany, which acts as a context in which their contributions to acquire significance. It also discusses various aspects of ethnobotany which, by its own complexity, are linked to the theoretical framework of ecology. Finally, we consider ethnobotany as an ecological science, from which certain assumptions are given, that can guide investigations based on the complex relationships between people and plants, the object of study of this science.

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Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Cited by 101 publications

References 26 publications

Etnoecologia E Etnobotânica Da Palmeira Carnaúba No Semiárido Brasileiro

Etnoecologia E Etnobotânica Da Palmeira Carnaúba No Semiárido Brasileiro

How are legal matters related to the access of traditional knowledge being considered in the scope of ethnobotany publications in Brazil?

Is Ethnobotany an Ecological Science? Steps towards a complex Ethnobotany

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