Uso de plantas medicinais na comunidade Água Branca do Cajari-Amapá

Abstract

The use and knowledge of medicinal plants is marked by empirical knowledge, being passed on orally until the emergence of writing over generations. Since the beginning of civilizations, this relationship has been defined by man using plants to cure illnesses. Brazil concentrates a wide variety of vegetation for therapeutic purposes and part of this richness is located in the Amazon. Over time, scientists became curious about the subject and began their studies on the use of medicinal plants, thus Ethnobotany emerged to explain this relationship between man and plants and support both existing knowledge and also bring new discoveries. Nowadays, this type of botanical use is still very common, mainly by Indians and traditional communities. Thus, this work aims to identify the types of plants used, part and form of preparation and possible side effects, in the Água Branca do Cajari Community - Amapá, since it is through studies like this that subsidize new research on the subject, in its much more in-depth. The research was divided into three moments, ranging from the choice of theme to the choice of location. And so it followed through an interview that it was possible to reach the results, through quali-quantitative methods, where data was obtained that prove that residents of the studied community still use medicinal plants in their daily lives through the knowledge that are passed on from generation to generation.