ETHNOBOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF HEALING PLANTS IN A COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN ALAGOAS, NORTHEAST BRAZIL

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59360/ouricuri.vol13.i1.a17051

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Local knowledge; Medicinal plants; Biocultural memory.

Abstract

In popular medicine, many people seek ways to cure their illnesses using the knowledge of elders who recommend some plant for their treatment. This knowledge is mainly disseminated through the spoken word, which is responsible for the transmission of this knowledge through space and time as collective memory is an element of great importance to traditional peoples and communities. Thus, the aim of this research was to conduct a survey of the medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of the village of Lages, municipality of Porto de Pedras - AL, Northeast Brazil. From semi-structured questionnaires, data on the use of medicinal plants was collected. A total of 105 interviews were conducted: five with local experts and 100 with the general public. The specialists were between the ages of 55 and 86 years old and mentioned 84 plants. Among the general public, 87 women and 13 men were interviewed and they cited 105 plants. These plants are known both by the local experts and by the general population, with mothers and grandmothers being mainly responsible for the process of cultural transmission of knowledge about medicinal plants in the area, and there is a consensus of use among several of those plants.

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Author Biography

Leomar da Silva de LIMA, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - UNIMONTES

Licenciado em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL, Mestre em Botânica Aplicada - UNIMONTES e Doutorando em Botânica pela Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - UEFS, onde faço parte da equipe do Laboratório de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia - LETNO. Minha área de estudo é a Etnobotânica, com ênfase no conhecimento tradicional e local no uso da flora: plantas de cura e enteógenas e extrativismo de recursos florestais não madeireiros). Dentro da Botânica Cultural, discuto sobre a representação da flora dentro de elementos culturais no Estado de Alagoas.

Créditos da Foto - Juan Carlos Aparicio Aparicio - Engenheiro em Desarrollo Comunitario pelo Instituto Tecnológico Superior de San Miguel el Grande (México). Mestre em Zoologia (UEFS), Doutorando em Botânica (UEFS).

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Published

2023-06-28

How to Cite

DA SILVA DE LIMA, L. ETHNOBOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF HEALING PLANTS IN A COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN ALAGOAS, NORTHEAST BRAZIL. Ouricuri Magazine, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 159–177, 2023. DOI: 10.59360/ouricuri.vol13.i1.a17051. Disponível em: https://revistas.uneb.br/index.php/ouricuri/article/view/17051. Acesso em: 10 may. 2024.

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023)

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