Promoção da saúde com plantas medicinais no assentamento primeiro de Maio, Girau do Ponciano/AL

Abstract

The daily life of peasants is always in constant change, as their life path is always reformulating natural trajectories that often bring a different experience, be it a history, a custom, etc. in the same way, knowledge passed from generation to generation and always being renewed with each exchange of knowledge. Thus the use of medicinal plants was no different, shared exchanges of knowledge such as; preparation methods, parts used and their side effects as well as planting practices or harvesting times, ecosystem conservation. This work aimed to verify the level of knowledge about medicinal species, the part used, for which disease, preparation methods and side effects. The interview was carried out at the farm Primeiro de Maio settlement, in the municipality of Girau do Ponciano-Al, with 15 agrarian reform settlers 10 hectares aged 35 to 75 and 5 women aged 30 to 70, in total there are 37 settlers that are regulated by INCRA .The plants mentioned in the free list were highlighted 24 plants in the category native medicinal, medicinal herb and fruitful medicinal plants. In addition to the free list survey and semi-structured questionnaire, a bibliographical research was carried out on medicinal plants used to promote health in the community, to scientifically prove the relevance of the safe use of active and phytotherapeutic principles. Thus giving popular and ancient knowledge even greater trust, which is extremely important in the community.