O abajurú (Chrysobalanus icaco L. e Eugenia rotundifolia Casar.) comercializado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Silva, Inês Machline; Peixoto, Ariane Luna

doi:10.1590/s0102-695x2009000200025

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“…Vendors that sell plants for therapeutic purposes work in markets as popular prescribers, demonstrating empirical knowledge about indications, preparation methods and use, plant parts and quantities used and other relevant information (Santos et al, 2009;Silva and Peixoto , 2009;Leitão et al, 2009). In this context, one can say that the interactions in the sale of medicinal plants at public markets are an informal, open and dynamic medical system in which empirical knowledge about the use of these items comes from various sources and their transmission occurs in many ways, perpetuating the valuable cultural and biological information of a community (Baldauf, 2003;Amorozo, 1996).…”

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Ethnopharmacological study of plants sold for therapeutic purposes in public markets in Northeast Brazil

Bitu¹,

Bitu²,

Matias³

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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confidence: 99%

Ethnopharmacological study of plants sold for therapeutic purposes in public markets in Northeast Brazil

Bitu¹,

Bitu²,

Matias³

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…In Brazil, C. icaco has wide distribution, occurring all along the coast (Prance, 1972a,b). This species is commercially sold as "abajurú", "abagerú" or "guajurú" (Silva & Peixoto, 2009;Presta & Pereira, 1987). Many ethnobotanical studies have found that the aqueous extracts of its leaves and roots have medicinal benefits in the treatment of diabetes (Agra et al, 2008;Albuquerque et al, 2007;Barbosa-Filho et al, 2005;Fonseca-Kruel & Peixoto, 2004).…”

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Leaf anatomy and morphology of Eugenia rotundifolia Casar., Myrtaceae, applied to the authentication of the "abajurú" commercially sold

Defaveri¹,

Arruda²,

Sato³

2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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Eugenia rotundifolia Casar., Myrtaceae, occurs in the sandy coastal environments of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo States. To the best of our knowledge, E. rotundifolia was not included in ethnobotanical and nor in pharmacological research, but its leaves are sold in a public market of Rio de Janeiro City as "abajurú", the common name for Chrysobalanus icaco L., Chrysobalanaceae. C. icaco, in contrast, has been studied and its medicinal effects reported. Since E. rotundifolia is often sold in the public market as "abajurú," this paper describes and compares the leaf anatomy and morphology of E. rotundifolia with C. icaco, previously described in the literature, in order to provide tools for the authentication of commercialized "abajurú." Phyllotaxy; texture; color; margin; midrib prominence; stomata type; type and shape of midrib and petiole vascular bundle; the presence of marginal vein, secretory cavities, which are seen as translucent dots, and overlying cells only in E. rotundifolia; and the presence of trichomes, periclinal divisions in adaxial face epidermis, hypodermis and vascular bundle extensions only in C. icaco were found to be the most distinguishable diagnostic characters.

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“…In these areas there is still local knowledge, such as that of artisanal fishermen, about the current and past use of ripe fruits of C. icaco, widely consumed in natura, as well as their leaves for making an antidiabetic infusion [13,10,9,18]. It is noteworthy that this plant is still suffering strong plant extractivism, since fertile branches or not, are extensively marketed in fairs and markets in the city of Rio de Janeiro [34].…”

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Ethnobotany of Bajiru (Chrysobalanus Icaco L.) In a Coastal Vegetation of Southeastern Brazil

Fonseca-Kruel

Neves

Araújo

et al. 2020

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Background: Chrysobalanus icaco L. (Chrysobalanaceae) is a native but not endemic shrub species from Brazil. It is known as: abajirú, ajuru, bajirú, guajurú. There are ancient reports of edible fruits and leaves used in traditional medicine, mainly by the artisanal fishing communities of the Brazilian coast. It occurs especially in the coastal sand plains, situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the rainforest. However, in the last two decades this vegetation has been suffering strong anthropic pressures, which has led to the suppression of vegetation cover. This fact has impacted both the maintenance of plants and cultural diversity associated with it. Our study aimed to investigate current ethnobotanical knowledge about bajiru, an important species for the treatment of diabetes and recognized in the artisanal fishing communities of Southeastern Brazil to support conservation actions and sustainable management plan.Methods: This study was conducted with the artisanal fishermen community, near the Restinga de Massambaba, Brazilian costal vegetation and was supported by the signature and consent of all the fishermen involved. The collection of ethnobotanical information was performed using snowball technique, seeking artisanal fishermen who hold local knowledge, conversations and informal interviews based on rapport, semi-structured interviews and free listing. The Anthropac 4.0 software was used to calculate the highest citation frequency and highest salience among the repertoire of useful species indicated in the free listing. Complementary techniques were used: free walking with local experts for information triangulation and to collect botanical material. We used the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Fidelity level (FL). Results: Interviews were conducted with 42 artisanal fishermens and bajiru was a preferred and useful species of current relevance (indicated by 32 of 42 fishermen). Its leaves are still used for diabetes treatments and with representative value of the informants' consensus in the studied sample (IFC = 0.78) and the level of fidelity of this use information (FL = 1).Conclusions: In our discussion we highlight the importance of bajiru as a potential for future studies for diabetes. Should the use of bajiru increase comercially greater plans for the conservation and possible cultivation of this specie will be needed.

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O abajurú (Chrysobalanus icaco L. e Eugenia rotundifolia Casar.) comercializado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Cited by 16 publications

References 44 publications

Ethnopharmacological study of plants sold for therapeutic purposes in public markets in Northeast Brazil

Ethnopharmacological study of plants sold for therapeutic purposes in public markets in Northeast Brazil

Leaf anatomy and morphology of Eugenia rotundifolia Casar., Myrtaceae, applied to the authentication of the "abajurú" commercially sold

Ethnobotany of Bajiru (Chrysobalanus Icaco L.) In a Coastal Vegetation of Southeastern Brazil

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