Ethnobotanical knowledge of herbalists about medicinal plants from the semiarid region in northeastern Brazil

IF 0.7 4区医学 Q4 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.37360/blacpma.22.21.6.49

Ernani Canuto Figueirêdo Júnior, Bruna Palmeira Costa, Julliana Cariry Palhano Freire, Walaska Ohana de Souza Melo, L. C. D. de Lima, M. A. Xavier, Helena Aguiar Ribeiro do Nascimento, Patricia Vidal de Negreiros Nobrega, D. Gomes, J. Pereira

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Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used since ancient times to treat illnesses. This study aimed to identify through questionnaire the medicinal plants most frequently sold on public and street markets in some municipalities of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, and the knowledge of herbalists about their therapeutic indications and forms of use. The sample consisted of 28 herbalists. Fifteen plants with a dental indication were identified, including barbatimão (Stryphnodendron adstringens), aroeira (Myracrodruon urundeuva), gengibre (Zingiber officinale), romã (Punica granatum), cajueiro-roxo (Anacardium occidentale), mulungu (Erythrina velutina) andquixaba (Sideroxylon obtusfolium), as well as 21 plants used for the treatment of general diseases, including barbatimão (S. adstringens), aroeira (M. urundeuva), cajueiro-roxo (A. occidentale), quixaba (S. obtusfolium), boldo (Peumus boldus) and erva doce (Pimpinella anisum). Bottled preparations ("garrafadas")and teas were the most frequently indicated forms of use. The results suggest that herbalists have a vast traditional knowledge of the therapeutic potential of commercialized plants.

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中草药医师对巴西东北部半干旱地区药用植物的民族植物学知识

药用植物自古以来就被用来治疗疾病。本研究旨在通过问卷调查确定在巴西东北部Paraíba州一些城市的公共和街头市场上最常出售的药用植物，以及草药医生对其治疗适应症和使用形式的了解。样本由28名草药医生组成。鉴定出15种具有牙齿指证的植物，包括barbaratim o (Stryphnodendron adstringens)、aroeira (Myracrodruon urundeuva)、gengibre (Zingiber officinale)、romã (Punica granatum)、cajueiro-roxo (Anacardium occidentale)、mulungu (Erythrina velutina)和quixaba (Sideroxylon obtusfolium)，以及21种用于治疗一般疾病的植物，包括barbaratim o (S. adstringens)、aroeira (M. urundeuva)、cajueiro-roxo (a . occidentale)、quixaba (S. obtusfolium)、boldo (Peumus boldus)和erva doce (Pimpinella anisum)。瓶装制剂(“garrafadas”)和茶是最常见的使用形式。结果表明，草药医师对商业化植物的治疗潜力有着丰富的传统知识。

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Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY-

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1.30

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14.30%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas (BLACPMA), [Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]; currently edited by the publishing house MS-Editions, is a bi-monthly international publication that publishes original peerreviewed research in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants, with nearly 20 years of experience. BLACPMA is a scientific journal that publishes two types of articles: Reviews (only in English) and Original Articles (Spanish or English), its main lines of action being agronomy, anthropology and ethnobotany, industrial applications, botany, quality and standardization, ecology and biodiversity, pharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacognosy, regulatory and legislative aspects. While all areas of medicinal plants are welcome and the experimental approaches used can be broad and interdisciplinary; other areas of research that are not mentioned depend on the Editorial Committee for their acceptance.