ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN A QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITY: EMPHASIS ON CHRONIC DISEASES

• Main Authors: Thais Gomes dos Santos (Author), Raquel Rodrigues do Amaral (Author), Diurieny Ribeiro Itaparica Vieitas (Author), Moacir de Azevedo Bentes Monteiro Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: To understand the ethnopharmacological knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat chronic diseases in a quilombola community in the Brazilian Amazon. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study using a semi-structured questionnaire in a quilombola community in Macapá, Amapá (Brazil), from March to June 2022. The analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results: In the quilombola community, women are the main holders of knowledge about medicinal plants, usually acquired from their parents/grandparents. Among the various plants mentioned, boldo was the most frequently mentioned (13.78%) for treating liver diseases, followed by mastruz (6.89%) for inflammatory issues. Conclusion: The study's results made it possible to understand the ethnopharmacological knowledge of phytotherapy in treating chronic non-communicable diseases and how it can act in an alternative and positive way in the clinical manifestations or complications caused by these diseases.

Item Description

10.1590/ce.v28i0.93158
1414-8536
2176-9133