Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: FRANCIELE BAZÁN BEZERRA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : FRANCIELE BAZÁN BEZERRA
DATE: 02/04/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Googlemeet
TITLE:

Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve

KEY WORDS:

Amazon; traditional population; therapeutic resources.

PAGES: 56
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Botânica
SUMMARY:

Plants are used for various purposes, including medicinal ones, related to the traditional knowledge accumulated over years by extractive communities. This study aimed to investigate local knowledge about the diversity and use of plants for therapeutic purposes by residents of the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve – RO. Participants were selected using the snowball sampling method and interviewed using a questionnaire. The length of residence in the reserve ranged from 1 to 74 years. The group that cited the highest number of species was that composed of residents with 1 to 10 years of residence, totaling 42 species and an average of 4.22 species per person. In this research, 51% of the participants were men and 49% women. No significant differences in knowledge were observed according to gender; women cited an average of 4,725 plants, totaling 55 species mentioned, while men cited 68 species, with an average of 4,619 species per person. The vast majority of residents had incomplete primary education (n=48). People with incomplete primary education presented an average of 4.47 species citations per person. Knowledge transmission occurs through various channels, but mainly vertically (56), followed by multiple learning pathways (mixed) (16) and horizontally (5). The least cited forms were individual learning (4) and oblique learning (1). Lamiaceae and Fabaceae were the most cited botanical families. Regarding the plant parts used, aerial structures such as bark, leaves, and stems stand out in various forms of use/preparation, but mainly in the preparation of tea (62.53%), indicated for the treatment of diseases related to the digestive and respiratory systems and general symptoms. The results highlight the importance of medicinal plants for extractive communities, since they are one of the first resources used in the local health system.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interna - 1387002 - OSVANDA SILVA DE MOURA
Externa ao Programa - 1212049 - SYLVIANE BECK RIBEIRO - UNIR