Latex of amapa (Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir) Benoist, Apocynaceae): remedy and income in the forest and in the town

The study investigated the production and trade chain as well as aspects of the consumption of the medicinal latex from amapa tree (Parahancornia fasciculata) in the municipalities of Belém and Ponta de Pedras, State of Pará, Brazil. Our goal was to shed light upon several aspects related to the man...

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Main Authors: Murilo da Serra Silva, Alfredo Celso Fantini, Patricia Shanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2011-08-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222011000200003&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt