Levantamento de conhecimento popular sobre plantas medicinais no Município de Mazagão, Amapá

Abstract

Currently, traditional communities use local knowledge about medicinal plants to benefit from its therapeutic action, treat diseases and increase the resistance of the body. These practices occur through the perception of the relationship between man and the benefits that these plants provide as alternative remedies. Therefore, this study aimed to gather information about local knowledge and benefits of medicinal plants in the city of Mazagão - AP. The etnolifting took place from July to August 2020 in the municipality of Mazagão - AP (districts of Mazagão Velho and Carvão; urban area of Mazagão and Vila do Ajudante). O etnolifting ocorreu por meio de entrevistas com roteiro semiestruturado. Nineteen informants were interviewed, it was observed that 48% correspond to an age range between 60 and 69 years, and there was a predominance of literate (73.7%) and women (84.21%), and 36.84% live in the area of Mazagão. The informants indicated 119 species of medicinal plants used, which obtained 323 citations. The rue (Ruta graveolens) was the most cited (13 citations). 49 diseases treated with phytoprepared from the plants mentioned were identified, 16 of these are directed to gastric problems. Among the forms of preparation, treatment by tea predominated. In relation to popular knowledge in the communities studied, women are easily found as owners and are the main sources of empirical knowledge about the use of medicinal plants, whose knowledge was obtained spontaneously from mothers (53% of citations); and children are the main recipients of this knowledge (68.42% citation). It is concluded that in the study region there is knowledge about medicinal plants, their forms of use are summarized in the fresh and processed use, and their indications are predominantly in the fight against gastric problems. In general, popular knowledge is perpetuated through oral form and observation, involving family members