Levantamento do uso de plantas medicinais na cidade de Princesa Isabel – PB

Abstract

Medicinal plants have the ability to treat or cure diseases. The aim of this study was to carry out a survey of medicinal plants in the city of Princesa Isabel - Paraíba. The data was collected through interviews, with questionnaires being applied with personal data and on knowledge of medicinal plants, including only participants aged 18 or over. A total of 40 people were interviewed, of whom 24 species of medicinal plants were mentioned, distributed in 19 families, with Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Rutaceae being the most represented. The most mentioned species were Mentha crispa L., Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng, Lippia alba Mill and Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. The Use Value (UV) of each species and the Family Use Value (FUV) were calculated. The plants with the highest UV were Cymbopogon citratus with a UV of 0.7, Lippia alba with 0.6 and Mentha crispa with 0.4. The families with the highest FUV were Poaceae and Malvaceae.