Survey of ethnoespecies used by rural dwellers in the municipality of Lajeado do Bugre (RS)

• Main Authors: A. S. Santana, T. R. Pelizza, A. S. Censi, K. Carvalho, A. L. Radunz, J. Muniz, A. F. O. Radunz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis 2019-06-01
• Series: Scientific Electronic Archives
• Subjects: ethnobotanic, phytotherapy, popular medicine, traditional medicine, medicinal plants
• Online Access: https://sea.ufr.edu.br/index.php?journal=SEA&page=article&op=view&path=735

This study was conducted aiming to realize a setting up of ethnoespecies used by the rural population in the municipality of Lajeado do Bugre (RS). The setting up was conducted in October 2016, in 14 properties in the rural area of the municipality. The collect of data was done through an interview with open and semistructured questions, which was performed with an adult resident. After the interview, the species were listed in alphabetical order of the botanical family, followed by the scientific name, indications of use, form of preparation, used plant part, popular names and other complementary information. As results, we observed that the age of the interviewees ranged from 20 to 83 years old, being 70% of them being male. Were cited twenty-five ethnoespecies distributed in 17 botanical families. The families with greater number of species cited were the Lamiaceae and Asteraceae families. There were no records of medicinal plants for mystical use The three species most cited were: macela [Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC.], capim limão [Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.] e poejo (Mentha pulegium L.). The most mentioned indications of use were for the treatment of anemia, kidney problem, infantile colic, headaches and for the slimming. Of the interviewees, 60% reported that the main vegetative part used is the leaves. Regarding the forms of preparation, the most cited were the preparation as infused tea. It was verified that the inhabitants of the rural area of Lajeado do Bugre (RS) use a large number of ethnospecies for medicinal purposes for relief and / or cure of symptoms, and knowledge about the use of medicinal plants has a strong influence on popular knowledge inherited and passed on from generation to generation.