Uso popular de plantas medicinais por mulheres da comunidade quilombola de Furadinho em Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brasil

Abstract

Resumo: Objetivou-se com este trabalho realizar um levantamento do uso popular de plantas medicinais por mulheres da Comunidade Quilombola de Furadinho em Vitória da Conquista-Bahia. O trabalho foi realizado na comunidade Quilombola de Furadinho, visando identificar as principais plantas utilizadas com fins medicinais, as formas de obtenção, sua indicação medicinal, a parte da planta utilizada, as formas de preparo, bem como as formas de obtenção e transmissão deste conhecimento. Para a realização dessa pesquisa foram entrevistadas 14mulheres com idades variadas, moradoras dessa comunidade, através de questionários semi estruturados, e análise descritiva. Constatou-se um vasto conhecimento relacionado ao uso de plantas medicinais entre as entrevistadas, o qual foi adquirido de forma oral através de pais e avós. As plantas medicinais utilizadas são em sua maioria cultivadas em quintais, sendo as folhas a parte mais utilizada nas preparações medicamentosas, e a principal forma de preparo são os chás. Foram identificadas 30 plantas com fins medicinais e terapêuticos, sendo a Erva cidreira, o Capim santo, o Hortelã grosso, a Arruda e a Erva doce as mais utilizadas. Palavras-chaves: Conhecimento tradicional, Medicina popular, etnobotânicaAbstract: This work aimed to carry out a survey of the popular use of medicinal plants by women of Furadinho Quilombo Community in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. The work was conducted in the Furadinho Quilombo Community, aiming at identifying the main plants used for medical purposes, the ways of obtaining, its indication medicinal, the part of the plant used, the forms of preparation, as well as ways of obtaining and transmission of this knowledge. For the realization of this research were interviewed 14 women with ages varied, dwell in this community, through semi-structured questionnaires, and descriptive analysis. It was found a vast knowledge related to the use of medicinal plants among the interviewees, which was purchased in oral form by parents and grandparents. Medicinal plants used are mostly grown in quintals, being the sheets the most used in medicinal preparations, and the main form of preparation are the teas. Were identified 30 plants with medicinal and therapeutic purposes, being the lemon grass, the Grass holy, the Mint grosso, Arruda and Erva Doce the most used.

International collaboration between collections‐based institutes for halting biodiversity loss and unlocking the useful properties of plants and fungi

“…Plant use by the corporate sector has been facilitated by access to authoritative data on which species are native to Brazil—vital for risk management in sourcing biodiversity inputs (Natura Cosméticos S. A., 2016) and in identification of species occurring naturally on metal‐rich substrates which may have potential for revegetation following mining (Digital Plants, 2020). At the local scale, Reflora resources have been used in research documenting medicinal plant use by women resident in a settlement of descendants of freed slaves (Oliveira, 2015). Traditionally transmitted orally, this knowledge was considered at risk due to migration and lack of interest from young people.…”

Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study

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Ethnobotany of Medical Plants: Diversity and use in Brazilian Quilombol Communities

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