Conhecimento acerca da apiterapia pelas comunidades quilombolas de Cajazeirinhas (PB).

Abstract

The hippotherapy is a fome ofaltemative medicine treatment using bee products to treat health problems. This study aimed to identify with the quilombo communities in the municipality of Cajazeirinhas (CP), which the existing knowledge about the beneüjts exercised by bee products, with an emphasis on bee venom, personal therapeutic chain, guiding them in the use of this toxin as a method of natural medicina. The research took plane in two stages. At ürst, we conducted a population survey which gathered information about knowledge of the Maroons on the use of bee venom in apitherapy and on aspecto related to the use and exploitation of apiculture products for these families. In the second stage, severas services were provided, performed by professionals of the municipal health team, providing expertise as apiculture, apitherapy and bee venom, even with the application ofthis toxin in some community members, as well as visits to the Core Team Support for Family Health, focusing on healthy eating from the consumption ofbee products. ]n general, in both communities, there are 1 01 women and 70 homes spread entres children, adolescente, adults and seniors, belonging to 43 Camilies, of which 88.5% use of bee products, where honey and propolis are the most consumed, but in rare frequencies, for use only in the intention to treat diseases (88.5%). Thus, only 17% of respondents heard about the apitherapy and of these only 6% know its effects in combating inflammation ofthe throat and health promotion for the body. When asked about the knowledge of bee venom 23% said they knew but about the temi apitoxin only 4o%o had heard, and these only 1 .29% have made use of the toxin. We conclude by identifying which communities are well organized. We note that the Maroons did not obtain knowledge about bee venom, nor made use of apitherapy. The events were of great value to the communities because, in addition to knowledge, led to the practice ofapitherapy.