Levantamento de plantas medicinais utilizadas pela população do Distrito de Luanda, Serra Talhada – PE e sua integração com o conhecimento científico

Abstract

The use of plants by humanity is as old as their records, with the most diverse purposes of use, but medicinal being one of the most historically highlighted. In view of this, the present study carried out an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the district of Luanda Serra Talhada Pernambuco, through the application of interviews guided by questionnaires to the local population, as well as the value of UV use and relative importance IR of the plants. 58 individuals were approached, of which 35 agreed to participate of interview. We obtained 43 medicinal plants cited by the participants. The families Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceae, Lamiaceae and Asteraceae were the most cited among the 26 found. The species of lemon balm (Lippia alba M.), Mastruz (Chenopodium ambrosioides L.), mint (Mentha sp.) and lemongrass (Cymbopogon, citratus D.) were the most prominent among the plants in the study. Lemon balm, Mastruz, mint and lemongrass had the highest number of UV and IR during the research. The research proved to be a pioneer in terms of ethnobotanical research in the region, as there was also a low number of medicinal plants mentioned, showing evidence of the loss of popular knowledge of the region.