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- Title
Avaliação do conhecimento etnofarmacológico da população de Teixeiras - MG, Brasil.
- Authors
Miranda, Gilson S.; Souza, Silvia R.; de O. F. Amaro, Marilane; Barcellos da Rosa, Marcelo; de Carvalho, Camilo Amaro
- Abstract
The aims of the present study were to investigate knowledge on the part of residents of the city of Teixeiras (state of Minas Gerais, Brazil) regarding medicinal plants, evaluate healthcare uses and characterize both means of production and forms of use. For such, a survey was carried out with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire administered to 60 residents of Teixeiras in July and August 2009. A total of 88.3% of the interviewees reported using medicinal plants to cure ills and 50% reported that the main reason for using the plants was the belief that they are not harmful to one's health. The leaf was the part of the plant most often employed in home remedies (56%); decoction was the most common form of preparation (49%) and 73% of the respondents cultivated medicinal plants in their own backyards. Regarding the purpose of homemade preparations, the most frequent uses were for fighting the flu, gastrointestinal disorders, nervousness, pain, inflammation and infectious processes. The findings demonstrate the frequent traditional use of medicinal plants in the city of Teixeiras, especially for recurrent illnesses.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MEDICINAL plants; HEALTH promotion; LEAVES; INFLUENZA treatment; ANXIETY treatment; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 4, p559
- ISSN
1808-4532
- Publication type
Article