Survey of medicinal plants used in the region Northeast of Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Basílio, Ionaldo José Lima Diniz¹  Agra, Maria de Fátima¹  Freitas, Patrícia França de¹  Barbosa-Filho, José Maria¹  Silva, Kiriaki Nurit¹  Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil¹ 

关键词: Ethnomedicine;    ethnobotany;    medicinal plants;    popular medicine;    Northeast of Brazil.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2008000300023

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

This work has the objective a survey of the species of plants and their uses as medicinal, which are utilized for therapeutic purposes in Northeast region of Brazil. The area of study is recognized by a rich diversity of species of plants and habitats that ranges from Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, coastal dunes systems and mangroves, to dry forests and savannas. As results, a total of 650 species belonging to 407 genera and 111 families were recorded and also their ethnomedicinal information. The floristic diversity is dominated by higher plants and only five species belonging to the families Aspleniaceae, Cyatheaceae, Equisetaceae, Polypodiaceae and Selaginellaceae were reported belonging to the Ferns group, which correspond to less than 1 % of the total of the registered species. This study aims at emphasizing the greatest importance of investigation of those species that have not been subject of pharmacological study, although their popular uses have already been reported.

【 授权许可】

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