Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants marketed in the municipality of Uruará, Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba Centro Universitário Univates
  • Wully Barreto da Silva Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Robson Diogo Nascimento de Sousa Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente
  • Alex Soares de Sousa Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2016v29n1p115

Abstract

The present study aimed to perform an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants marketed by the population of the municipality of Uruará, Pará, and its main districts. The respondents mentioned 63 species distributed in 36 botanical families. The most representative families were Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Rutaceae. The species with the highest Use Value were capim cidreira (Cymbopogon citratus, UV = 0.90), mastruz (Chenopodium ambrosioides, UV = 0.83) and hortelã (Mentha sp., UV = 0.79), while capim cidreira (Cymbopogon citratus) and picão (Bidens pilosa) had a higher indicator value, and were indicated as a tranquilizer/painkiller and for treating kidney disease, respectively. Among the main disorders treated with medicinal plants, diseases of the digestive system, infections/inflammations, colds and respiratory system diseases were the most cited. There was no significant difference between the number of species mentioned and the number of individuals per family or the distance of households to the urban zone. There was also no difference between the number of species mentioned and education level. Most medicinal plants marketed in the municipality are herbs, leaves are the most used parts and the most common form of preparation is tea.

 

Author Biographies

Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba, Centro Universitário Univates

Graduado em Biologia e Química, mestre em Engenharia do Ambiente. Atualmente é Aluno de Doutorado em Ambiente e Desenvolvimento com linha de pesquisa em Ecologia. Tem experiência na área de Entomologia trabalhando com coleópteros.

Wully Barreto da Silva, Universidade Federal do Pará

Graduanda em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal do Pará, campus Altamira. Desenvolve trabalho na área de Etnobiologia.

Robson Diogo Nascimento de Sousa, Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente

Engenheiro Florestal pela Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia.

Alex Soares de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Pará

Engenheiro Florestal, Universidade Federal do Pará, campus Altamira. Tem experiência em mensuração florestal.

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Published

2016-02-05

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Vol. 29 No. 1 (2016)

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