02516nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001900041245013400060210006900194260001700263300001200280490000700292520173500299653001302034653002002047653002002067653002202087100001902109700001802128700001802146700001802164700002102182700001502203856004402218 2016 eng d aISSN 1996-087500aEthnobotanical and ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used in the municipality of Bom Princípio do Piauí, Piauí, Brazil0 aEthnobotanical and ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants use c17 June 2016 a318-3300 v103 a

Knowledge of medicinal plants has accumulated over centuries and often represents the only
therapeutic resource of small municipalities in the interior of Brazil. The objective of this study was to
evaluate the knowledge and use of medicinal plants by the population of the municipality of Bom
Princípio do Piauí, Piauí state, for the treatment of diseases in humans and domestic animals.
Interviews were conducted with 38 residents using standardized questionnaire forms, with the
"snowball" technique. Fifty nine families, 98 genera and 112 species were recorded. Of these, 22.3%
were indicated for the treatment of diseases in animals and 9.8% were said to cause adverse effects.
The families with most species were Fabaceae (14), Euphorbiaceae (11) and Lamiaceae (6). The species
with greatest use value (UV) were Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (0.65), Dysphania ambrosioides
(L.) Mosyakin and Clemants (0.63) and Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C.Sm. (0.42). The leaves were
the parts most frequently used (26.8%), followed by bark (21.0%). Of the 15 used categories listed in this
study, those with the highest number of recorded species were related to illnesses associated with the
digestive tract (102), diseases of the genitourinary system (72) and diseases of the respiratory system
(60). This study revealed the importance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants in caring for the
health of people and domestic animals in the municipality. In addition, the study provided information
on plants of the local flora with pharmacological potential.

10aCaatinga10aherbal medicine10amedicinal plant10apopular knowledge1 aCastro, K.N.C.1 aWolschick, D.1 aLeite, R.R.S.1 aAndrade, I.M.1 aMagalhães, J.A.1 aMayo, S.J. uhttps://bionoset.myspecies.info/node/3602539nas a2200193 4500008004100000245011300041210006900154260001200223300001200235490000600247520192600253100001802179700002302197700001802220700001902238700001902257700002502276856004402301 2015 eng d00aEthnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the community of Sobradinho, Luís Correia, Piauí, Brazil0 aEthnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the community  c08/2015 a872-8830 v93 a

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the Sobradinho community, Luís Correia, Piauí, Brazil was undertaken to recover and document traditional knowledge with the aim of supporting chemical, biological, agronomic, pharmaceutical and socio-economic studies related to the region's biodiversity. Fifteen research visits to the community were made between March 2013 to January 2014 involving 31 respondents from the community, the majority (74.4%) being women aged between 27 and 84 years. The methodology used was interview by the snowball method using questionnaires. Analysis of the data gathered was based on use value and the Shannon-Wiener diversity index. Botanical voucher specimens were made of the species cited by informants and deposited at the HDELTA herbarium. 57 species belonging to 33 families were identified, of which 56% were native and 44% exotic. The best represented families were Fabaceae (14%), Lamiaceae and Myrtaceae (9% each). The leaves were the most frequently used plant parts (69%), followed by the stem (22%), fruit (4%), flower (2%), root and seed (1%). The species that showed the highest use value (VU) were Cymbopogon
citratus (DC.) Stapf (capim-santo) and Morinda citrifolia L. (noni) with VU = 0.26. The Shannon-Wiener index value was highest for the elderly group (n=15, 48% of total respondents), but young people were not represented among the informants. A total of 67 different medicinal indications were recorded, the highest number of species being used to treat medical conditions associated with inflammation, pain and fever. Informants claimed to have learned the use of medicinal plants from older members of the community and there was little interest evident among young people in acquiring this knowledge. Community informants are the holders of medicinal plant knowledge of the local flora and its practical application.

1 aSilva, J.D.A.1 aNascimento, M.G.P.1 aGrazina, L.G.1 aCastro, K.N.C.1 aMayo, Simon, J1 aAndrade, Ivanilza, M uhttps://bionoset.myspecies.info/node/22