Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

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Preference analysis between the use of drugs and plants in pain management in a quilombola community of the state of Ceará, Brazil

Ádamo Xenofonte Brasil
  • Ádamo Xenofonte Brasil
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza (PPGEtno), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.
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Maysa de Oliveira Barbosa
  • Maysa de Oliveira Barbosa
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos
  • Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza (PPGEtno), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.
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Cícera Norma Fernandes Lima
  • Cícera Norma Fernandes Lima
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza (PPGEtno), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.
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Gyllyandeson de Araujo Delmondes
  • Gyllyandeson de Araujo Delmondes
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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Giovana Mendes de Lacerda
  • Giovana Mendes de Lacerda
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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Álefe Brito Monteiro
  • Álefe Brito Monteiro
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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Diógenes de Queiroz Dias
  • Diógenes de Queiroz Dias
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza (PPGEtno), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.
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Andressa de Alencar Silva
  • Andressa de Alencar Silva
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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George Pimentel Fernandes
  • George Pimentel Fernandes
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Roseli Barbosa
  • Roseli Barbosa
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Produtos Naturais (LFPN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brasil.
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Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes
  • Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes
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Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho
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  • Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular (LMBM), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB Brasil.
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Marta Regina Kerntopf
  • Marta Regina Kerntopf
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  •  Received: 04 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2017
  •  Published: 25 December 2017

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the context of the management of people from traditional quilombola community, in relation to the use of plant species and allopathic drugs used in treatment of pain. Questionnaires were used to determine the socio-demographic profile and the interview-semi-structured method with participants adopted. The analysis of data was done by statistics for the socio-demographic variables and the discourse of the collective subject to interpret the contents of the interview. There were 52 residents interviewed, predominantly (67%) by female. Most of the participants have low education level and the main occupational activity is agriculture. In the treatment of pain, herbal teas were considered the preferred method by the participants. Some used allopathic medicines, but attribute to plants the meaning of greater effectiveness in therapy. It has also been noted that informants did not use concomitant drugs and plants because of the fear of poisoning. It is concluded that there is a shortage of studies on the representations and meanings of the preference of inhabitants of traditional localities, considering plant species and industrialized drugs specific for pain, as well as for the treatment of diseases in general. Thus, it is expected that this work will arouse the interest of researchers in studying more about popular knowledge and health management.

Key words: Popular knowledge, pain, medicinal plants.

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