Medicinal plants used in hepatic dysfunction
| Autor: | Souza de Lima Luciano, Bruno de Oliveira Chagas Mardonny, Rangel Lima Izabela, Bernadete de Souza Maia Maria, Brito da Silva Ivanise, Pereira Leite S. Ocirc Nia, Maria Pereira Leite de Lima Roberta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Pharmacology biology Traditional medicine business.industry Pharmaceutical Science Mean age biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Croton 0104 chemical sciences Preparation method Age and gender 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Ethnobotany Medicine Medicinal plants business Hepatic dysfunction 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 10:80-87 |
| ISSN: | 1996-0816 |
| DOI: | 10.5897/ajpp2015.4404 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to perform a survey about medicinal plants used in the treatment of the hepatic dysfunction commercialized by healers (salespeople) in the Sao Jose Market - Recife/Pernambuco and Sao Joaquim Street Market in Salvador/Bahia - Brazil. The place to obtain them, preparation methods and used parts of the medicinal plants, knowledge about plants, age and gender of the healers were also investigated. Eleven semi-structured interviews were performed on the healers in the Sao Jose Market. The most cited species was Croton rhamnifolioides (33.3%), 100% of the healers bought the plants, 100% indicated the preparation of teas, 85.7% the use of the leaves; 45.5% obtained knowledge about medicinal plants through experience with sales, with an average age of 42.8 years, 54.5% were male and 44.5% were female. On the other side of the Sao Joaquim Street Market, six interviews were performed. Vernonia condensata had 50% of citations, 100% of the healers bought the plants, 100% indicated the preparation of teas, 60% the use of leaves; 83.3% learned through experience with sales, and had a mean age of 39.5 years, 54.5% were male and 44.5% were female. This study may contribute to a better use of these resources by the people and useful in the registration and cataloging of information about medicinal plants. Key words: Croton, ethnobotany, liver, Vernonia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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