Characterization of the medicinal plant trade by healers in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Medicinal plants are, in many cases, the only possible alternative for much of the Brazilian population that usually gets the own homegarden or healers. The aim of this study was to characterize the trade of medicinal plants by healers in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte. They were used the techniques of direct observation and participant and applied semi-structured interviews. The marketing of medicinal plants and products is considered the main source of income of healers. There were 86 medicinal plants among the raizers, with Linum usitatissimum L. (86%) being the most cited, followed by Plectranthus barbatus L. (71%), Pterodon emarginatus Vogel (71%) and Bauhinia forficata Link. (71%). Plants are sought for 67 types of diseases, from diseases such as anemia, arthritis and worms. Influenza and inflammation were the most frequently mentioned diseases. The plants are stored in the establishment for long periods compromising the effectiveness and are not cultivated by the raizeiros.
Authors and Affiliations
Maria de Fatima Barbosa Coelho, Rômulo Magno Oliveira de Freitas, Fabrícia Nascimento de Oliveira, Narjara Walessa Nogueira, Caio César Pereira Leal
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