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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The ethnobotanical survey of Riacho das Vacas region aimed to analyze the potential of flora in the region, seeking to understand the relation of the use of plants by the native population with the medicinal use. The study aimed to characterize the cultural aspects, identify the main categories of use of native plants from the caatinga, regarding the therapeutic applications. Semi-structured and structured interviews were carried out seeking information about the flora and the way the community sorts the plants with their respectives uses. During this period were interviewed 47 families of which were obtained information like: popular names, occurrence, the used, preparation, dosage, indications and prevalent notions of toxicities.