Medicinal flora cultivated in backyards of a community in Northeast Brazil

Authors

  • Juliana Cardozo Farias Aluna do doutorado em desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente da Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI-Teresina/PI/Brasil
  • Geyssell Denisse Rodríguez Miranda Mestranda em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente – PRODEMA – UFC-Fortaleza, CE
  • Maria Hortencia Borges dos Santos Mestranda em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente – PRODEMA – UFPI-Teresina, PI
  • Brunna Laryelle Silva Bomfim Mestre em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente – PRODEMA – UFPI; Docente do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí- IFPI, campus Uruçuí.
  • Irineu Campêlo da Fonseca Filho
  • Solange Maria de França Bolsista PNPD/CAPES/ PPGA-PV/Universidade Federal do Piauí – UFPI- Teresina, PI.
  • Roseli Farias Melo de Barros Docente do Departamento de Biologia, do mestrado e doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente da Universidade Federal do Piauí – UFPI, Av. Universitária, 1310, Ininga. CEP: 64049-550. Teresina-PI.
  • Paulo Roberto Ramalho Silva Docente do Departamento de Fitotecnia-CCA, do mestrado e doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente da Universidade Federal do Piauí – UFPI, Av. Universitária, 1310, Ininga. CEP: 64049-550. Teresina-PI.

Keywords:

Local knowledge. Ethnobotanical. Medicinal plants.

Abstract

Background: Medicinal plants represent the oldest form used by humanity in the prevention and/or cure of their illnesses. They have low cost, are culturally widespread and can be cultivated in backyards.

Methods: The objective was to know which medicinal plants are used and grown in homegardens, as well as its indication and the parts used by the residents of the Lagoa da Prata Community, in the municipality of Parnaiba, Piaui. 174 people were interviewed, a total of 91 homegardens. Data were collected for direct data collection, structured interview, guided tours, photographic records, interview recordings, field journal annotations, Value of Use (VU) and Relative Importance (RI).

Results: The survey recorded 30 plants, distributed in 19 families The species with higher VU were Gossypium hirsutum L. (1.28), Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (1.12) e Ocimum gratissimum L. (1.12).

Conclusions: This way, it was observed that the interviewees cultivated a variety of plant species used to treat a large number of diseases.

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Published

2019-10-12

How to Cite

Farias, J. C., Miranda, G. D. R., Santos, M. H. B. dos, Bomfim, B. L. S., da Fonseca Filho, I. C., França, S. M. de, Barros, R. F. M. de, & Silva, P. R. R. (2019). Medicinal flora cultivated in backyards of a community in Northeast Brazil. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 18, 1–13. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/1563

Issue

Vol. 18 (2019)

Section

Databases and Inventories

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