O uso de plantas medicinais na comunidade rural “Bom Sucesso” em Conceição do Almeida – Bahia

Abstract

The Ethnobotany is the science that studies and interprets the history and the relation of plant societies past and present. Ethnopharmacology is based on information collected from a particular ethnic grouping, which produced their medicines and ways of treating health problems traditionally, recognizing its therapeutic action and specifies the form of administration. The rural population has great knowledge about medicinal plants, as the popular practice comes from extensive experience in the field during the course of time. The aim of this study was an ethnobotanical survey in the rural community and ethnopharmacological Bom Sucesso in Conceição do Almeida - BA. The methodology used was the semi-structured interviews conducted with nine informants indicated by the community as knowledgeable in the use of medicinal plants. Were cataloged 78 medicinal plants in the community belonging to 40 botanical families and the majority part of the families Lamiaceae and Asteraceae. We identified 62 therapeutic indications, but that being said was the flu. The method of preparation was used but the tea, but the organ was used to plant leaf and growth habit prevalent in plants was the most commonly used herbs. All informants reported a charge of solving the health problems of their families, and 55.6% of respondents believe that medicinal herbs can cure all diseases. The informants claim to have acquired the knowledge about medicinal plants with older people, leading to ever reach the expected results when they use the plant to assist with an illness. Informants often know and use local medicinal flora.