The use of medicinal plants by an indigenous Pataxó community in NE Brazil O uso de plantas medicinais por uma comunidade indígena Pataxó no NE do Brasil

• Main Authors: S.T. Lima Cunha (Author), E.D. Rodrigues (Author), C. Alves (Author), T.L. Merrigan (Author), T. Melo (Author), M.L.S. Guedes (Author), A.F. Nascimento (Author), M.B Toralles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We identified and classified 48 medicinal plants used by the Pataxó Indians in south Bahia, Brazil. The location is an ecologically threatened area designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The aim of this paper is to document phytotherapeutic practices in the indigenous community of Mata Medon...