Food flora in 17th century northeast region of Brazil in Historia Naturalis Brasiliae

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque¹  Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros² 

[1] Laboratory of Applied and Theoretical Ethnobiology (LEA), Department of Biology, Area of Botany, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 52171-900, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campus de Cuité, Centro de Educação e Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Educação, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Olho D´Água da Bica s/n, Cuité, Paraíba CEP: 58175-000, Brazil

关键词: Ethnobiology;    Historical ethnobotany;    Brazil;    17th century;    Marcgrave;    Food species;   

Others  :  861394
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-4269-10-50

 received in 2014-03-06, accepted in 2014-06-14,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

This article reports historical ethnobotany research conducted from a study of the work Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Natural History of Brazil), authored by Piso and Marcgrave and published in 1648, with main focus on Caatinga of northeast region of Brazil.

Methods

Focusing the content analysis on the section dedicated to plant species with multiple uses, Marcgrave's contribution to the aforementioned work, this research had the following objectives: the retrieval of 17th century knowledge about the food uses of the flora in the northeast region of Brazil, including the taxonomic classifications; the identification of plant parts, their modes of consumption and the ethnic group of consumers; and the verification of the use of these species over time.

Results

The use of 80 food species at the time of the publication of the work is indicated, some of which are endemic to the Caatinga, such as “umbu” (Spondias tuberosa Arruda), “mandacaru” (Cereus jamacaru DC.) and “carnauba” (Copernicia cerifera Mart.). It is noticeable that among the species listed by Marcgrave, some species still lack current studies indicating their real nutritional value. The present study is an unprecedented work because it introduces, in a systematic way, the food plants described in a study of 17th century Brazil.

Conclusions

Finally, this study makes information about plants consumed in the past accessible, aiming to provide material for studies that could develop new food products today.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Medeiros and Albuquerque; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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