ISHS Acta Horticulturae 569: I Latin-American Symposium on the Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiments Plants
MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SERRA DO BRIGADEIRO STATE PARK, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL |
| Authors: | M.F.B. Coelho, R.A.B. Azevedo, V.W.D. Casalia, R.H.S. Santos |
| Keywords: | etnoconhecimento, uso de recursos, parque estadual, Mata Atlântica, Brasil |
| Abstract:
This paper addresses the botanical resource perception of medicinal plants healers in two communities (Córrrego Tromba d´Anta and Córrego do Brigadeiro) at the municipal district of Araponga, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The field work was conducted close to Serra do Brigadeiro State Park. It was quoted 199 species of 67 families. Photomorphe umbelata and Bacharis trimera were the most quoted species and Compositae, Labiatae and Leguminosae the most quoted families. The leaves were the main vegetable structure used. Around 82 % of the species presented more than 20 % of the quotations. These species should be investigated in further studies. Most of the plants can be propagated by seeds, facilitating the ex-situ collections. The knowledge about medicinal plants differ between and within communities and inside each one. The cluster analysis showed four clusters, three of then were related to one healer each one, and the fourth group included the others healers. The diversity of use of medicinal plants is very high, showing a Shannon-Wiener index of 5.0 in Córrego Tromba d´Anta community and 3,7 in Córrego do Brigadeiro community. More than 50 % of species were not cultivated and were collected mainly in the forest and pastures, indicating further agronomic studies, related to propagations techniques. The homegardens are the usual place for cultivating medicinal plants. The plants were used for many diseases as headache, stomach problems, liver illness, influenza, blood pressure, kidney illness, bladder illness, duodenal ulcer and verminosis. | |
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