Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC).
In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ conservation.
Data collection was conducted through structured interviews, free listings, guided tours, and collection of botanical material.
197 species of medicinal plants belonging to 70 botanical families were recorded.
Gender and the form of learning were factors that significantly influenced the similarity of the knowledge of medicinal plants among the informants.
We also observed the existence of a therapeutic pluralism among key informants.
Local medicinal plant knowledge emphasizes the importance of strategies to create protected areas of sustainable use as a way to ensure the maintenance of traditional lifestyles and associated local knowledge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zank, Sofia& Hanazaki, Natalia. 2011. Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992409
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zank, Sofia& Hanazaki, Natalia. Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992409
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zank, Sofia& Hanazaki, Natalia. Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992409