Estudo etnobotânico de plantas medicinais no município de Parari - PB.

Abstract

The present work had as objective to carry out a floristic survey of the plantsmedicinal plants in the Caatinga biome, in the municipality of Parari, Paraíba. For this purpose, we used semi-structured interviews with 20 informants in the age group between 40 and 80 years of age. Information was collected on 33 plant species that are used as medicinal plants. Medicinal products on the use, part used, therapeutic indication, and ways of preparing home remedies. The native families with the greatest representation of species used as medicinal plants were: Leguminosae with 4 (four) species, followed by Anacardiaceae with 3 (three) species, Malvaceae 02 (two) species, and the others with one species each.Among the exotic species, families: Chenopodiaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Myrtaceae, Rutaceae, Asphodelaceae, Musaceae, Monimiaceae, Canellaceae, Poaceae, Crassulaceae, Apiaceae, Urticacea, appears with 1 species of each totaling 13 (thirteen) families. The data found revealed that the popular knowledge about medicinal plants is of extreme importance for the control of the affections and contributes to the accomplishment of ethnobotanical studies. Due to the diversity of native species recorded, it can be concluded that the preservation of this area is of great importance for the conservation of the local biodiversity and the informants involved possess a vast knowledge of the vegetation contributing to the knowledge of potentially useful plants of the Caatinga. The therapeutic indications of plants, carried out by raizeiros, are scientifically relevant, considering the presence of active pharmacologically that act effectively to combat diseases suggested by popular use.