Manejo de espécies medicinais em duas condições de cultivo no município de Cruz das Almas - BA

Abstract

Although keep in mind the growing demand in the market for herbal medicines, this has been treated, especially with non-standard raw materials of questionable quality and the result of the extraction plant without criteria. Production technologies, including the cultivation of raw materials, are very important given the need to comply with the standards required by legislation, in particular pharmaceutical and food industries, and to enter the domestic and international markets. In this context, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the management of raw material production plant of three medicinal species, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) and basil (Ocimum basilicum) in two culture conditions. The data management of medicinal plants growing without cultivation techniques of the areas was the producers of herbs herbal program, the city of Cruz das Almas/BA and data management of medicinal plants cultivation techniques came from the field agroecological experimentation UFRB/Campus Cruz das Almas/BA. Assessed whether the two forms of management status (culture without farming techniques and agro-ecological farming techniques) of the three species for the content of essential oil. The content of essential oil of lemon grass at harvest was higher in the experimental field in Cruz das Almas, compared with plants harvested in the Community Pumba II. Content of essential oil of citronella was higher than the harvest in the Commonwealth of Pumba II compared with plants grown in the experimental field. And the basil was produced by the 1.83% of essential oil in pots in a greenhouse. I concluded that the management culture with the use of agroecological techniques in species: lemon grass and basil guarantee the production of these species and their quality in relation to the essential oil content. And management culture, no culture techniques had a higher content of essential oil of lemon grass species. However, the culture with the administration using ecological techniques is the best way to ensure production and quality of the essential oil of these species.