Can the Apparency Hypothesis explain the selection of medicinal plants in an area of caatinga vegetation? A chemical perspective

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Nélson Leal Alencar²  Thiago Antonio De Sousa Araújo²  Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti De Amorim¹  Ulysses Paulino De Albuquerque² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Biologia Área de BotânicaRecife PE ,Brazil

关键词: ethnobotany;    phytochemistry;    traditional botanical knowledge;    traditional pharmacopeia;    conhecimento botânico tradicional;    etnobotânica;    farmacopéias tradicional;    fitoquímica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-33062009000300033

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This scientific note examines the ability of the apparency hypothesis to explain the selection of medicinal plants by members of a rural community located in the Caatinga dryland region of Pernambuco state. A total of 61 plants considered to be medicinal were examined phytochemically to test the premises of this hypothesis. It was concluded that apparency does not completely explain our findings.

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