Urban ethnobotany: a case study in neighborhoods of different ages in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State

Pradeiczuk, Aline; Eichemberg, Mayra Teruya; Kissmann, Camila

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“…Changes in cultivators’ rationales and related patterns of crop diversity induced by market penetration and increased commercialization have received much attention [ 23 – 27 ]. There is also growing interest in traditional ecological knowledge of urban and peri-urban dwellers [ 28 , 29 ], and numerous questions about the specificities of urban dwellers’ knowledge [ 30 , 31 ]. Yet, there is a lack of scholarly attention to changes in knowledge—apprehended here through local perceptions and preferences—and practices, and their link with crop diversity along urbanization gradients, from rural agrosystems where crops are produced to urban areas where they are sold and consumed in large numbers.…”

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Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon

Rimlinger

Duminil

Lemoine

et al. 2021

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background Understanding the perceptions, preferences and management practices associated with intraspecific variability of emblematic African tree crops is critical for their sustainable management. In this paper, we examine how the agrobiodiversity of a fruit tree species native to Central Africa, the African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis), is perceived and managed by Cameroonian cultivators. Methods Semi-structured interviews and tree surveys were conducted over four months with 441 African plum tree owners from three different ethnic groups (Bamileke, Bassa, Beti) in urban, peri-urban and rural areas. Questions focused on trees owners’ perceptions—including the local nomenclature—preferences and management practices related to African plum trees and their intraspecific agrobiodiversity. Results Across the three ethnic groups in the study area, more than 300 different local varietal names were recorded. These were mainly based on morphological and organoleptic traits, with two-thirds of the names referring to fruit size, skin color and fruit taste. The same traits were used by tree owners to describe their fruit preferences, but their relative importance in shaping fruit preferences varied among groups. The preferences of urban dwellers from different ethnic groups when purchasing African plum fruit focused on the fruit’s taste characteristics, while those of rural dwellers differed among ethnic groups. In rural areas, where African plums are sold and consumed by their growers, the preferences of Bassa consumers reflect quantity (fruit size) over quality (fruit taste or skin color) considerations. These preferences are reflected in the choice of seeds used for planting. Bassa owners sought seeds from trees with large fruits (with 34.8% of Bassa owners giving top priority to this trait as a selection criterion) to a significantly greater extent than Bamileke and Beti owners who prioritized taste and skin color instead. Among tree growers who selectively retained African plum trees in their fields, 44% considered tree productivity as a primary selection criterion. Conclusions Findings linking perceptions of and preferences for fruit traits to intraspecific tree diversity, with attention to inter-ethnic and rural–urban differences, will help design locally specific measures to conserve the agrobiodiversity of African plum in the context of its ongoing domestication.

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Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon

Rimlinger

Duminil

Lemoine

et al. 2021

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…In addition, the urban area of Sobradinho has few buildings and many houses with small gardens or backyards, where the majority of medicinal plants are cultivated. Gardens and backyards favor the maintenance of ethnobotanical knowledge in urban populations (PRADEICZUK et al 2017). Therefore, the knowledge about medicinal plants is widely diffused in Sobradinho, an extremely positive fact regarding its perpetuation.…”

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“…The interviews were conducted from August 2016 to February 2017. The number of 40 interviewees is considered high for ethnobotany research, since many other important studies have smaller sample size than it (OLIVEIRA et al 2010;COSTA;MARINHO, 2016;PRADEICZUK et al, 2017).…”

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Use of medicinal plants and socioeconomic evaluation of urban and rural populations of Sobradinho (DF-Brazil)

Sousa¹,

Silva²,

Roque³

et al. 2020

R. Agrogeoambiental

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It is known that the use of medicinal plants can improve health, and their study in Brazil is promising due to their floristic megadiversity, mainly in Cerrado, where several traditional populations live, and many endemic species can be found. From data obtained through interviews, this research recorded the medicinal plants used by 40 residents of urban and rural areas of Sobradinho (DF), situated in Cerrado, and evaluated their socioeconomic profiles. Rural women had a greater knowledge about medicinal plants. Most of the urban population had a full college education, while most of the rural population had not completed their basic education. Although the urban population also used literature, the main source of knowledge came from family members. The level of ethnobotanical knowledge was vast in Sobradinho and similar in urban and rural areas, where the interviewees cited 86 names of medicinal plants that corresponded to 126 species, of which 56.35% were native to Brazil and 43.65% exotic. All of the species were categorized into 48 botanical families, with Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Fabaceae being the most cited, respectively. Although they knew many native species of medicinal plants, the population used more exotic ones, such as mint, lemongrass and boldo to treat conditions such as stress, flu and indigestion, respectively.

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“…Entretanto, a forma e função dos quintais vêm sendo alteradas e adaptadas às novas exigências socioeconômicas da sociedade moderna, resultantes do processo de urbanização (PERNA; LAMANO-FERREIRA, 2014). Por este motivo, evidencia-se a importância dos estudos etnobotânicos, a fim de conhecer a diversidade de espécies atualmente cultivadas no ambiente urbano e seus usos populares, com base no contexto social (PRADEICZUK et al (2017) e de autocuidado em saúde. Estes autores relatam ser ainda uma lacuna atual do conhecimento nas pesquisas da etnobotânica brasileira, principalmente no Sul do Brasil.…”

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Plantas Medicinais nos Quintais Urbanos do Município de Orleans, Santa Catarina, Sul do Brasil

Borghezan¹,

Rossato²,

Citadini-Zanette³

2021

Ensaios Ciênc.

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Estudos etnobotânicos possibilitam compreender a forma como as pessoas se relacionam com as plantas, baseado nos saberes populares repassados entre as gerações. Este estudo se caracterizou em um levantamento etnobotânico das plantas medicinais cultivadas nos quintais urbanos dos agentes da Pastoral da Saúde, município de Orleans, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Utilizou-se entrevista semiestruturada, com aplicação de um formulário, com turnê guiada e registro fotográfico, para validação das informações. Foram entrevistados dezenove informantes e registradas 85 espécies pertencentes a 72 gêneros e 39 famílias botânicas, sendo as mais representativas Lamiaceae (13 espécies) e Asteraceae (10 espécies). A folha foi o farmacógeno mais utilizado. As formas terapêuticas de uso mais citadas foram infusão (50,6%) e decocto (49,4%). O estado e forma de uso do farmacógeno utilizados foram fresco e interno, respectivamente. As indicações terapêuticas que prevaleceram foram para enfermidades relacionadas ao trato alimentar e metabolismo, sangue e órgãos hematopoiéticos e sistema respiratório. A origem das plantas, em sua maioria, era exótica. No entanto, algumas espécies nativas estão sendo domesticadas o que poderá incluir plantas em cultivo de pequena escala em futuro próximo. O tempo de uso das plantas medicinais relatado foi mais de 50 anos, sendo a transmissão de forma transgeracional, o que atende os critérios da ANVISA quanto ao registro, com base na tradicionalidade de uso superior a 30 anos. Este estudo reflete o contexto cultural e ambiental enraizado de uma comunidade local, revelando a importância dos quintais como forma social e que pode contribuir para a manutenção dos espaços urbanos, por meio do registro do conhecimento popular. Palavras-chave: Etnobotânica. Pastoral da Saúde. Conhecimento Popular e Científico. Abstract Ethnobotanical studies make it possible to understand the way people relate to plants based on popular knowledge passed from generation to generation. The objective of this study was to perform an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants cultivated in the urban backyards of “Pastoral da Saúde” (Health Pastoral) agents, in Orleans municipality, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. A semi-structured interview was used, with application of a questionnaire, complemented with guided tour and photographic record for information validation. Nineteen informants were interviewed. The ethnobotanical survey recorded 85 species belonging to 72 genera and 39 botanical families. The most representative families were Lamiaceae 13 species) and Asteraceae (10 species). The most used pharmacogen was leaf. The most commonly mentioned pharmaceutical forms of use were infusion (50,6%) and decocted (49,4%). The state and form of use of the pharmacogen used were fresh and internal, respectively. The prevailing therapeutic indications were diseases related to the nutritional and metabolic problems, blood and hematopoietic organs and respiratory system. The plants’ origin was mostly exotic. However, some native species have already been domesticated which may include plants in small-scale cultivation in the near future. The reported time of use was over 50 years, with transmission being transgenerational, which meets ANVISA’s criteria for registration, based on traditional use higher to 30 years. This study reflects the rooted cultural and environmental context of a local community, revealing the importance of backyards as a social form and that can contribute to the urban spaces maintenance, through the popular knowledge registration. Keywords: Urban Ethnobotany. Health Pastoral. Folk and Scientific Knowledgment.

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Urban ethnobotany: a case study in neighborhoods of different ages in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon

Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon

Use of medicinal plants and socioeconomic evaluation of urban and rural populations of Sobradinho (DF-Brazil)

Plantas Medicinais nos Quintais Urbanos do Município de Orleans, Santa Catarina, Sul do Brasil

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