Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil

The survey of medicinal plants used by people in the Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus Municipality, Pernambuco State, Brazil was the main aim of this work. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. The botanical material was identified and incorporated at the...

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Main Authors: Lila Messerschmidt, Rafaela Alves Pereira da Silva, Maria Rita Cabral Sales de Melo
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Alagoas 2023-04-01
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Online Access:https://diversitas.emnuvens.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/2413
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author Lila Messerschmidt
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Maria Rita Cabral Sales de Melo
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description The survey of medicinal plants used by people in the Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus Municipality, Pernambuco State, Brazil was the main aim of this work. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. The botanical material was identified and incorporated at the Herbarium Professor Vasconcelos Sobrinho (PEUFR) of the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. 79 species were recorded, distributed in 40 families. The most representative families were: Fabaceae (14 ssp.), Lamiaceae (7 ssp.), Euphorbiaceae (6 ssp.), Asteraceae (3 ssp.), Bignoniaceae (3 ssp.) and Solanaceae (3 ssp.), the most cited therapeutic indications were for treating respiratory problems (24.54%), gastrointestinal disorders (17.47%) and inflammation in general (11.52%) . The tea was the main form of preparation and the leafs were the part of the plant most used in the production of natural remedies. The species of Angico (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan., Aroeira (Astronium urundeuva (M.Allemão) Engl.), Babosa (Aloe vera L.  Burm. f.), Colônia (Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt. R. M. Sm), Hortelã-miúda (Mentha crispa L.) and  Romã (Punica granatum L.) stood out because, besides being mentioned by all of the informants, there was complete consensus regarding the main use of the plants, reaching the ROP 100.
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spelling doaj.art-23c92871a8a14a31bb0720befbed531a2023-04-11T17:19:23ZengUniversidade Estadual de AlagoasDiversitas Journal2525-52152023-04-018210.48017/dj.v8i2.2413Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, BrazilLila Messerschmidt0Rafaela Alves Pereira da Silva1Maria Rita Cabral Sales de Melo2Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco The survey of medicinal plants used by people in the Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus Municipality, Pernambuco State, Brazil was the main aim of this work. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. The botanical material was identified and incorporated at the Herbarium Professor Vasconcelos Sobrinho (PEUFR) of the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. 79 species were recorded, distributed in 40 families. The most representative families were: Fabaceae (14 ssp.), Lamiaceae (7 ssp.), Euphorbiaceae (6 ssp.), Asteraceae (3 ssp.), Bignoniaceae (3 ssp.) and Solanaceae (3 ssp.), the most cited therapeutic indications were for treating respiratory problems (24.54%), gastrointestinal disorders (17.47%) and inflammation in general (11.52%) . The tea was the main form of preparation and the leafs were the part of the plant most used in the production of natural remedies. The species of Angico (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan., Aroeira (Astronium urundeuva (M.Allemão) Engl.), Babosa (Aloe vera L.  Burm. f.), Colônia (Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt. R. M. Sm), Hortelã-miúda (Mentha crispa L.) and  Romã (Punica granatum L.) stood out because, besides being mentioned by all of the informants, there was complete consensus regarding the main use of the plants, reaching the ROP 100. https://diversitas.emnuvens.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/2413etnobotânica, fitoterápicos, floresta serrana, caatinga.
spellingShingle Lila Messerschmidt
Rafaela Alves Pereira da Silva
Maria Rita Cabral Sales de Melo
Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
Diversitas Journal
etnobotânica, fitoterápicos, floresta serrana, caatinga.
title Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
title_full Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
title_fullStr Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
title_short Use of medicinal plants by community from Fazenda Nova district, Brejo da Madre de Deus, PE, Brazil
title_sort use of medicinal plants by community from fazenda nova district brejo da madre de deus pe brazil
topic etnobotânica, fitoterápicos, floresta serrana, caatinga.
url https://diversitas.emnuvens.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/2413
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