Ethnobotanyc of plants medicinal in the Jombe I - Conda, Cuanza Sul - Angola

• Autor(a) principal: Fançony , Afonso Pinto
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Fitos
• Texto Completo: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/1066
• topic: Etnobotânica; Plantas medicinais; Terapia; Conhecimento local; Conservação florestal; Jombe I; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Therapy; Local knowledge; Conservation strategies; Jombe I

Angola is rich in both cultural diversity and forest resources. However, autochthonous knowledge and the forest resources conservation need to be studied. So, it has been the scientific community concern and related institutions to make this empirism in scientific knowledge. Starting from the botanical, ecological and cultural aspects, an ethnobotanical study was developed from september 2019 to march 2020 in Jombe I, Conda, Cuanza-Sul, Angola - which objective was to collect ethnobotanical information of medicinal plants used in this locality. The methodology was based on Ethnography, Anthropology and Botany, combining interview techniques, participatory observation and herborization of the collected flora. There were 17 interviews resulting in 94 ethnoespecies for various applications. The informants were the traditional authorities, retired herbalists (over 80 years old), traditional midwives and the ecclesiastical entities. This work resulted in the 76 plants collection, for scientific identification and herborization (ISPCS). Of the 76 species, 69 were identified, representing 33 botanical families and 29 taxa. Fabaceae (42%), Asteraceae and Malvaceae (12.12%) were the most representative. While Steganotaenia araliacea (92.31%), Chenopodium ambrosioides (84.62%) and Guazuma ulmifolia (61.54%) were the most cited species. For medicinal use, the Cochlospermum angolense, Chenopodium ambrosioides and Steganotaenia araliaceae are the most used.