ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN A QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITY: EMPHASIS ON CHRONIC DISEASES

Authors

  • Thais Gomes dos Santos
  • Raquel Rodrigues do Amaral
  • Diurieny Ribeiro Itaparica Vieitas
  • Moacir de Azevedo Bentes Monteiro Neto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.93158

Keywords:

Medicinal Plants, Ethnopharmacology, Chronic Disease, Phytotherapy, Quilombolas.

Abstract

Objective: To understand the ethnopharmacological knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat chronic diseases in a quilombola community in the Brazilian Amazon.

Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study using a semi-structured questionnaire in a quilombola community in Macapá, Amapá (Brazil), from March to June 2022. The analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics.

Results: In the quilombola community, women are the main holders of knowledge about medicinal plants, usually acquired from their parents/grandparents. Among the various plants mentioned, boldo was the most frequently mentioned (13.78%) for treating liver diseases, followed by mastruz (6.89%) for inflammatory issues.

Conclusion: The study's results made it possible to understand the ethnopharmacological knowledge of phytotherapy in treating chronic non-communicable diseases and how it can act in an alternative and positive way in the clinical manifestations or complications caused by these diseases.

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Published

2023-11-16

How to Cite

Santos, T. G. dos, Amaral, R. R. do, Vieitas, D. R. I., & Monteiro Neto, M. de A. B. (2023). ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN A QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITY: EMPHASIS ON CHRONIC DISEASES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.93158

Issue

Vol. 28 (2023)

Section

Research

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