“…From this perspective, even though species of flora with medicinal properties have a potential that ranges from stimulant, diuretic, laxative, expectorant, healing, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic and even the ability to help fight anemia caused by chemotherapy treatments (Junior et al , 2020;El Menyiy et al, 2022;Veiga et al, 2005;Zuber et al, 2016). The decrease in the presence of medicinal plants in the Community, whether in residential areas or in free fairs and popular markets, among other factors, signals the growth of the devaluation of traditional knowledge that may be being suffocated by the Pharmaceutical Industry (Maciel et al, 2002) .…”