Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants of carrasco, northeastern Brazil
Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants of carrasco, northeastern Brazil
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2014.09.001
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发表时间:
2014-11-18
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
de Almeida Souza, Marta Maria
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作者:
Dias Souza, Renata Kelly;Pessoa da Silva, Maria Arlene;de Almeida Souza, Marta Maria
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The goal of this study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal species from the carrasco vegetation of the Araripe National Forest, state of Ceara, Brazil, as well as determining species with bioprospecting potentialMaterials and methods: The ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a free list. The relative importance of the plants cited was assessed, as well as species that stood out with respect to bodily systems, on the basis of informant consensus.Results: A total of 32 species belonging to 29 genera and 20 families were recorded. Of this total, six species (19%) showed great versatility regarding their uses in regard to up to seven bodily systems. The therapeutic indications were grouped into 14 categories of bodily systems. Circulatory and genitourinary disorders, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and undefined pain or disease showed the greatest consensus between informants.Conclusions: Ximenia americana, Himathantus drasticus, Stryphnodndron rotundifolium, Bowdichia virgilioides, and Hymenaea courbaril were the species warranting more in-depth study, on the basis of versatility and informant consensus on the uses of the species. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.