Título:	Medicinal plants profile used by the 3rd district population of Maceió, AL.
Autor:	GRIZ, S. A. R. MATOS ROCHA, T. J. SANTOS, A. F. COSTA, J. G. da MOUSINHO, K. C.
Afiliación:	CESMAC; CESMAC; CESMAC; JOAO GOMES DA COSTA, CPATC; CESMAC.
Año:	2017
Referencia:	Brazilian Journal of Biology, São Carlos, maio, 2017.
Descripción:	Herein the use of medicinal plants by the population of the 3rd Sanitary District of Maceió-AL city is reported. Transversal description was conducted from February 2013 to January 2014, with a sample of 116 individuals of both Gender Genders aged over 18 years. The ethnobotanical information interviews ethnobotanical information were obtained through semi - structured questionnaire featuring the use of medicinal plants and social and economical data. Descriptive statistics was applied for quantitative variables as mean and standard deviation and proportions for qualitative variables in the frequency table format. The results showed that 85.34% of the interviewees used plants for medicinal purposes. As the majority of these were (73.28%) females in the age group between 30-60 years of old. Among a total of 45 identified plant species, the highest use frequency were for Boldus Peumus (bilberry), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), and Mentha piperita (mint). The most widely used plant foliage part was (53.53%) prepared as an infusion (55.5%). The use of medicinal plants in Maceió cityis widespread, highlighting the importance of ethnobotanical knowledge for the study of medicinal plants.
Thesagro:	Planta medicinal
Palabras clave:	Medicinal plant Herbal medicine
ISSN:	1678-4375
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.01116
Tipo de Material:	Artigo de periódico
Acceso:	openAccess
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATC)