Estudo etnobotânico na comunidade quilombola dos Rufinos em Pombal - PB.

Abstract

Ethnobotany is an offshoot of ethnoscience or subcategory that covers all this knowledge . Ethnobotany is a term currently used enough , this term was first used in the late nineteenth century , the botanist Harshberger , to describe the study of plants used by Aboriginal people , helping to unravel the cultural position of the indigenous tribes . The aim of this study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey in a community called Quilombo of Rufinos . The methodology used to perform the work was in place through visita and questionnaires, where it asked about various aspects of community infrastructure , environmental aspects and mainly on the use of plants in healing Based on these results it was found that residents of the maroon community of Rufinos , use the tea as medication more frequently used in preparation of herbal medicines , the main part of the plant are used to prepare the leaves , the main plant families that locais use are: Anacardiacea, Asteraceae, Bignoniaceae, Capparaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Monimiaceae, Myrtacea, Poaceae, Punicaceae, Rutaceae, Turneraceae, Verbenaceae, Zingiberaceae. From the data collected and analyzed one realizes that it is necessary for numerous research papers or even extension is carried out se that the resident population in that área is best qualified.