Fitoterapia na Amazônia: a experiência do estado do Amapá-Brasil

Filocreão, Antônio Sérgio Monteiro; Galindo, Alexandre Gomes; Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Soares dos

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“…The species with the highest levels of use agreement and frequency were Carapa guianensis, Pentaclethra macroloba, Dalbergia monetaria, Uncaria tomentosa, Otacanthus azureus, Virola surinamensis, Hura crepitans and Euterpe oleracea . In other studies, carried out in the Brazilian Amazon, the species Carapa guianensis, Pentaclethra macroloba, Uncaria tomentosa, and Virola surinamensis were also the most cited in terms of therapeutic use, demonstrating their regional value and the certainty that these plants may become targets in pharmacological research in the region [56, 57].…”

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“…It was observed that most of the plants used are related to diseases such as microbial infections (20.67%, 73 species), gastrointestinal disorders (13.31%, 47 species) and inflammations (11.61%, 41 species), emphasizing that 1 specie can be cited for several diseases (Table 2). Studies carried out in traditional communities in Brazil often point to several plant species for problems of the gastrointestinal system, including parasitic diseases and infections caused by microbial agents [57, 74, 75]. These results corroborate studies carried out in communities that do not have basic sanitation in developing countries alongside Latin America [38, 57, 76–79], and this ranking may therefore be related to economic conditions and regional habits as the riparian region studied does not present basic sanitation, and the community uses septic tanks and collects water directly from the river for their essential needs.…”

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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

Sarquis

Sarquis³

et al. 2019

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The inhabitants of the floodplain of the Mazagão River in the State of Amapá in the Brazilian Amazon have inherited from indigenous African and Cabocla cultures indications for the use and forms of preparation of medicinal plants to cure diseases of the body and spirit. This study aimed to perform an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by the riparian community of the floodplains of the Mazagão River, in the State of Amapá. In this study, we chose semistructured interviews with socioeconomic, ethnopharmacological, and ethnobotanical aims. The collection of medicinal plants occurred during guided tours. The Use Value (UV), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Correction Factor (CF), and Fidelity level (FL) were calculated. There were 130 species of medicinal plants, distributed in 116 genera and 57 families; Fabaceae (16), Lamiaceae (14), Euphorbiaceae (7), and Arecaceae (6) include 33.33% of the total species sampled. All 95 native species of floodplain forests were previously described, and 35 are exotic species. The species with the highest UV (≥ 0.5) at the mouth of the Mazagão River were Carapa guianensis (0.91), Pentachlethra macroloba (0.83), Dalbergia subcymosa (0.77), Uncaria tomentosa (0.75), Otacanthus azureus (0.62), Virola surinamensis (0.62), Hura crepitans (0.58), Euterpe oleracea (0.56), and Arrabidaea chica (0.51). These species were also the ones that presented the highest ICF among the informants and 100% in FL for a specific therapeutic use. The study is comprised of 16 categories of therapeutic use, of which the majority of the plants used are related to diseases such as microbial infections (20.67%, 73 species), gastrointestinal disorders (13.31%), and inflammation (11.61%). The results showed that knowledge about the use of medicinal plants along the rivers and streams that form the mouth of the Mazagão River is evenly distributed. Most of the interviewees present diversified knowledge about the medicinal resources because they have a close relationship with the floodplain forest. Native species of this forest predominate among the most commonly used medicinal plants as subsidies for future pharmacological studies.

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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

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Sarquis³

et al. 2019

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“…Besides the common use, that can confer "social validation" to these "old" services, as some of these records were published more than 30 years ago and because of it they should be considered strategic in governmental policies of primary and basic healthcare in the Amazon. This perspective can include policies of social inclusion (Filocreão et al 2017) and equalize health policies within the targeted territory (Pires et al 2020).…”

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The singularity of the medicinal knowledge of the Huni Kuĩ people from the western Brazilian Amazon

Penedo¹,

Quinet²,

Haverroth³

et al. 2023

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: Studies that aim to analyze the transcultural traditional knowledge from different countries still in their infancy but are essential to favor an equal and fair division of the benefits resulting from the exploration of genetic resources and to develop sustainable strategies for conservation. The goal of this research is to compare the traditional knowledge about medicinal plants by the Huni Kuĩ people with the knowledge from other cultures, in order to assess the singularity of the Huni Kuĩ knowledge and to identify the convergence in medicinal plants use with other cultures.Methods: We did a literature review for 83 plant species and compiled all traditional knowledge available on the Scielo PubMed and Google Scholar. We searched for the scientific name of each species and its synonyms (382) plus the words "ethnobotany", "ethnobotanical" or "medicinal" as inclusion criteria.Results: We found 625 papers for 54 plants. About 73% of the medicinal services found for these species were considered, and 90% of all medicinal services cited were from the Huni Kuĩ people. The other 10% (20 species) were shared with other communities. Most of the research was conducted in the Brazilian Amazon, but also in the other countries.Conclusion: Our results show the singularity of the Huni Kuĩ knowledge and the complexity in the distribution of traditional knowledge, which highlights the importance of projects that document the traditional knowledge, in order to create new conservation strategies and public policies.

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“…This access can be facilitated through 'bonding social capital' and, especially, 'bridging social capital' as well as 'linking social capital', respectively. However, the system in question also has its downside, as it can lead to (strengthening) dependency of agroextrativistas -who make use of it (most of them at CCPT) -from these service providers (Filocreão, 2007;Silva, 2007). Still, trust systems among Brazil nut actors is pivotal for enabling the use of social capital and thus the potential access to market opportunities and resources.…”

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“…Despite the well-known potential for Brazil nut extraction to help reconcile livelihood needs and forest conservation through its sustainable management (based on Peres et al, 2003;Filocreão, 2007;Scoles & Gribel, 2012), in many areas where extraction takes place (i.e. Amazon region in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia; Peres et al, 2003), there remains a disconnection between socioeconomic development of the Brazil nut value chain and environmental conservation, as in the Lower Amazon basin, state of Pará, Brazil.…”

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Social capital and access to (natural) resources and markets along the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) value chain in the Lower Amazon basin, Pará

Cunha

2021

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The aim of this study is to understand the relationships between social capital and access to (natural) resources and markets in the case of Brazil nut value chain actors in the meso-region of the Lower Amazon, with a focus on quilombola communities from Oriximiná and the environs of the market in Óbidos, Pará. The analytical framework combines conceptual analysis with empirical observations to improve understanding of the relationships among the variables in question and provides scientific input for co-development of the value chain. Socioeconomic and environmental data were collected through interviews with agroextrativistas and group interviews at community level. Results highlight the existence of ‘bonding social capital’ which unites individuals from the same community and ‘linking’ and ‘bridging social capital’ that connect them to downstream chain actors, potentially facilitating access to (natural) resources and markets. Mainly due to trust, trade relationships along the Brazil nut value chain generate significant mutual benefits among the Associação dos Moradores da Comunidade Remanescente de Quilombo de Cachoeira Porteira (AMOCREQ) from the quilombola community Cachoeira Porteira in Oriximiná and the firm Mundial Exportadora in Óbidos, despite the shorter distances to the Oriximiná market.

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Fitoterapia na Amazônia: a experiência do estado do Amapá-Brasil

Cited by 8 publications

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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

The singularity of the medicinal knowledge of the Huni Kuĩ people from the western Brazilian Amazon

Social capital and access to (natural) resources and markets along the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) value chain in the Lower Amazon basin, Pará

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