%0 Journal Article
%T Ethnopharmacological survey: a selection strategy to identify medicinal plants for a local phytotherapy program
%A Fl¨¢via Liparini Pereira
%A Jos¨¦ Martins Fernandes
%A Jo£¿o Paulo Viana Leite
%J Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
%D 2012
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/s1984-82502012000200014
%X Ethnopharmacological studies are important for documenting and protecting cultural and traditional knowledge associated with the medical use of biodiversity. In this paper, we present a survey on medicinal plants used by locals in a community of Nova Vi osa, Vi osa, MG, Brazil, as a strategy to select medicinal plants for a phytotherapy-based local healthcare program. Eleven knowledgeable local informants were chosen by snowball sampling and interviewed about the use of medicinal plants. Plant samples were collected, herborised and then identified using traditional techniques and specialised literature. We sampled 107 medicinal plant species belonging to 86 genera and 39 families, predominantly Asteraceae with 16 species. Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw, M. pulegium L., Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Ruta graveolens L. were found to have Consensus of Main Use corrected (CMUc) values above 50%, which were in agreement with the traditional uses described by the informants. However, species with CMUc values equal to or above 20%, combined with the scientific information survey, were also used to select medicinal plants for the phytotherapy-based local healthcare program. The selection of medicinal plants based on the CMUc index from this particular community, in combination with the scientific survey, appears to be an effective strategy for the implementation of phytotherapy programs. Estudos etnofarmacol¨®gicos s o importantes no registro e na preserva  o de conhecimentos de uma cultura tradicional associada ao uso medicinal da biodiversidade. No presente trabalho, foi realizado o levantamento das plantas medicinais utilizadas por conhecedores populares na comunidade de Nova Vi osa, Vi osa, Minas Gerais, Brasil, como ferramenta para auxiliar na sele  o de esp¨¦cies vegetais visando ¨¤ implanta  o de um programa de fitoterapia local na comunidade estudada. Participaram 11 conhecedores escolhidos por amostragem Bola de Neve e submetidos a entrevistas semiestruturadas. Amostras dos esp¨¦cimes foram coletadas, herborizadas e identificadas conforme metodologias usuais e literatura especializada. Foram amostradas 107 esp¨¦cies medicinais pertencentes a 86 g¨ºneros e 39 fam¨ªlias botanicas, destacando-se Asteraceae com 16 esp¨¦cies. Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw., Mentha pulegium L., Rosmarinus officinalis L. e Ruta graveolens L. apresentaram Consenso de Uso Principal corrigido (CUPc) superior a 50%, evidenciando consensos de uso popular entre os entrevistados. Esp¨¦cies com CUPc igual ou superior a 20%, juntamente com o levantamento de informa  es em bases cient¨ªficas, foram uti
%K Etnofarmacologia
%K Plantas medicinais
%K Fitoterapia
%K Ethnopharmacology
%K Medicinal plants
%K Phytotherapy
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