Comunidade rural e escolar na valorização do conhecimento sobre plantas medicinais

Biotemas

Andréa Pereira Silveira²  Marcílio Souza Carneiro²  Vaneicia dos Santos Gomes¹ 

[1] Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras do Sertão Central, CEP 63. 9000-000, Quixadá - CE, Brasil;Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Faculdade de Educação de Itapipoca, CEP 60.500-000, Itapipoca �? CE, Brasil.

关键词: Etnobotânica;    Método Bola de Neve;    Medicina Popular;    Semiárido;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina * Centro de Ciencias Biologicas

【 摘 要 】

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2016v29n2p89Isolated communities in the urban environment still use medicinal plants, but such knowledge is not always passed on to new generations. In this scenario, we propose a study with students, teachers, and community residents from Córrego da Ema, Amontada, Ceará, Brazil, aiming to know the wisdom of medicinal plants in a small rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region. We interviewed the medicinal plant connoisseurs, named as local experts, by using the “snow ball�? method. We applied questionnaires to investigate Elementary School students�? knowledge on medicinal plants (pre-tour). These actions provided a basis for planning guided-tours, activities aimed at 51 students, which we carried out along with the 10 experts and 2 local school teachers, whose results (post-tour) were assessed by using the same pre-tour questionnaire. Most local experts were women (80%), their families had many people and low education level, factors that contribute to using medicinal plants. Experts cited 35 medicinal plant species. Students cited 24 pre-tour plant species and 28 post-tour plant species. Students increased their knowledge, as there was also a post-tour increase in therapeutic indications and preparation methods, as mentioned. The school played an important role in appreciating this intangible heritage, because it enabled actions involving formal and informal education.

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