Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)
Joint Authors
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa
Rios Santos, Fabrício
de Oliveira, Rafael Melo
Espinosa, Mariano Martinez
Macedo, Miramy
de Oliveira Martins, Domingos Tabajara
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-36, 36 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
36
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents.
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi-structured questionnaires and interviews.
376 species of medicinal plants belonging to 285 genera and 102 families were cited.
Fabaceae (10.2%), Asteraceae (7.82%) and Lamaceae (4.89%) families are of greater importance.
Species with the greater relative importance were Himatanthus obovatus (1.87), Hibiscus sabdariffa (1.87), Solidago microglossa (1.80), Strychnos pseudoquina (1.73) and Dorstenia brasiliensis, Scoparia dulcis L., and Luehea divaricata (1.50).
The informant consensus factor (ICF) ranged from 0.13 to 0.78 encompassing 18 disease categories,of which 15 had ICF greater than 0.50, with a predominance of disease categories related to injuries, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (ICF = 0.78) having 65 species cited while 20 species were cited for mental and behavioral disorders (ICF = 0.77).
The results show that knowledge about medicinal plants is evenly distributed among the population of NSACD.
This population possesses medicinal plants for most disease categories, with the highest concordance for prenatal, mental/behavioral and respiratory problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa & Rios Santos, Fabrício& de Oliveira, Rafael Melo& Espinosa, Mariano Martinez& Macedo, Miramy& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino…[et al.]. 2012. Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-36.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa…[et al.]. Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-36.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa & Rios Santos, Fabrício& de Oliveira, Rafael Melo& Espinosa, Mariano Martinez& Macedo, Miramy& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino…[et al.]. Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028213
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028213