Table 1 List of medicinal plants used in a rural community in the municipality of Alagoinha, Pernambuco, NE Brazil. Status: C = cultivated, W = wild, E = exotic, N = native
Botanical taxon (and voucher specimen code) | Botanical family | name(s) recorded | Status | Importance | Part(s) used | Preparation | Administration | Claimed medicinal use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anacardium occidentale L. (23615) | Anacardiaceae | Caju | C (E) | 0.80 | Bark of the stem | Decoction or tincture | External use | Anti-inflammation and bruise |
Myracroduon urundeuva (Engl.) Fr. All. (23382) | Anacardiaceae | Aroeira | W(N) | 0.70 | Bark of the stem | Decoction or tincture | External use and drunk | Anti-inflammation, bruise and gastritis |
Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl. (23746) | Anacardiaceae | Braúna | W(N) | 0.30 | Bark of the stem | Infusion (tea) and syrup | Drunk | Cough and flu |
Acanthospermum hispidum DC. (24327) | Asteraceae | Espinho-de-cigano | W(E) | 0.05 | Root | syrup | Drunk | Cough and asthma |
Egletes viscosa Less. (23450) | Asteraceae | Macela | W(E) | 0.10 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Digestive and dysentery |
Cereus jamacaru DC. (n.c) | Cactaceae | Mandacaru | W(N) | 0.10 | Stem | Scrape of the bark in the water | Drunk | Problem of the kidney |
Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud. (24284) | Caesalpiniaceae | Mororó | W(N) | 0.25 | Bark of the stem; leaves and seeds | Syrup or Infusion (leaf) | Drunk | Headache, cough, diabetes and to expel catarrh |
Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. (23639) | Caesalpiniaceae | Jucá | W(N) | 0.20 | Bark of the stem | Decoction (tea) | Drunk | Problem of the kidney and labirintitis |
Piptadenia stipulacea Ducke (23717) | Mimosaceae | Carcará (rasga-beiço) | W(N) | 0.30 | Bark of the stem | Decoction or tincture | External use | Anti-inflammation |
Eucalyptus sp. (23631) | Myrtaceae | Eucalipto | C(E) | 0.25 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Fever |
Psidium guajava L. (23613) | Myrtaceae | Goiaba | C(E) | 0.50 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Dysentery |
Boerhavia diffusa L. (24239) | Nyctaginaceae | Pega Pinto | W(E) | 0.10 | Root | syrup | Drunk | Anti-inflammation and cough |
Passiflora foetida L. (24313) | Passifloraceae | Maracuja-de-estalo | W(N) | 0.10 | All Plant | Decoction with the addition of salt (syrup) | Drunk | Cough |
Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. (n.c) | Poaceae | Capim-santo | C(E) | 0.40 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Digestive, dysentery, fever and headache |
Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. (23376) | Rhamnaceae | Juá | W(N) | 0.35 | Bark of the stem | Scrape of the bark in the water and syrup | Drunk | Cicatrizing and cough |
Citrus aurantium L. (23742) | Rutaceae | Laranja | C(E) | 0.05 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Fever |
Dioclea grandiflora Mart. Ex Benth. (24235) | Fabaceae | Mucuña | W(N) | 0.10 | Fruit | ? | ? | ? |
Eryhtrina velutina Willd. (23612) | Fabaceae | Mulungu | W(N) | 0.20 | Bark of the stem | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Anti-inflammation and tranquillizer |
Ocimum campechianum Mill. (24761) | Lamiaceae | Mangericão | C(E) | 0.05 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Digestive and dysentery |
Plectranthus sp. (24957) | Lamiaceae | Hortelã | C(E) | 0.40 | Leaves | Infusion (syrup) | Drunk | Cough |
Rosmarinus officinalis L. (n.c) | Lamiaceae | Alecrim | C(E) | 0.05 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Fever |
Gossypium herbaceum L. (23647) | Malvaceae | Algodão | C(E) | 0.05 | Leaves | Cataplasm | External use | Burn |
Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul (23634) | Mimosaceae | Angico-de-caroço | W(N) | 0.65 | Bark of the stem | Infusion (syrup) | Drunk | Cough |
Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. (23745) | Mimosaceae | Jurema-preta | W(N) | 0.40 | Bark of the stem and leaves | Infusion | External use | Anti-inflammation and tooth pain |
Momordica charantia L. (n.c) | Cucurbitaceae | Melão-de-São-Caetano | W(E) | 0.05 | All Plant | Infusion | Bath | Allergy |
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur (23442) | Euphorbiaceae | Urtiga | W(N) | 0.10 | Root | Decoction (tea) | Drunk | Anti-inflammation |
Croton argyrophylloides Muell. Arg. (24310) | Euphorbiaceae | Sacatinga (Marmeleiro branco) | W(N) | 0.35 | Bark of the stem | Scrape of the bark in the water | Drunk | Dysentery |
Croton rhamnifolius Willd. (23447) | Euphorbiaceae | Velame | W(N) | 0.15 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Depurative |
Jatropha curcas L. | Euphorbiaceae | Pinhão-bravo | W(N) | 0.10 | Latex | Direct or diluted in water | External use or drunk | Snake poison |
Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill. (23377) | Euphorbiaceae | Pinhão-manso | W(N) | 0.30 | Latex | Direct diluted in water | External use or drunk | Snake poison |
Phyllanthus niruri L. (n.c) | Euphorbiaceae | Quebra-pedra | W(E) | 0.05 | Root | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | kidney diseases (specially stones) |
Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A. C. Sm. (23737) | Fabaceae | Imburana-de-cheiro | W(N) | 0.80 | Bark of the stem | Infusion (tea) and syrup | Drunk | Cough and flu |
Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. (23650) | Caesalpiniaceae | Catingueira | W(N) | 0.35 | Bark of the stem | syrup | Drunk | Cough |
Hymenaea courbaril L. (24306) | Caesalpiniaceae | Jatobá | W(N) | 0.60 | Bark of the stem | syrup | Drunk | Cough, bronchitis, weakness and debility |
Senna martiana (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barnebv (23638) | Caesalpiniaceae | Canafístula | W(N) | 0.10 | Bark of the stem | syrup | Drunk | Cough |
Capparis flexuosa L. (23380) | Capparaceae | Feijão-de-boi | W(N) | 0.20 | Bark of the stem | Scrape of the bark in the water | Drunk | Snake poison |
Cleome spinosa Jacq. (23448) | Capparaceae | Mussambê | W(E) | 0.05 | Leaves and flower | Tincture or syrup | External use or drunk | Cough |
Maytenus rigida Mart. (23383) | Celastraceae | Bom-nome | W(N) | 0.15 | Bark of the stem | syrup and bark in the water | Drunk | Cough and rheumatic |
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (n.c) | Chenopodiaceae | Mastruz | C(E) | 0.15 | Leaves | Infusion (syrup) | External use | Cough |
Kalanchae brasiliensis Cam. (23440) | Crassulaceae | Pratudo | C(E) | 0.05 | Leaves | Warm up leaves | External use | Pain in general |
Ruta graveolens L. (n.c) | Rutaceae | Arruda | C(E) | 0.30 | Leaves | Tincture | ? | Headache |
Sapindus saponaria L. (23729) | Sapindaceae | Sabonete | W(N) | 0.15 | Bark of the stem | Decoction | Wash the hair | fungi |
Serjania comata Radlk. (23443) | Sapindaceae | Ariu | W(N) | 0.05 | Root | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Rheumatism |
Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem & Schult.) T. D. Penn. (n.c) | Sapotaceae | Quixaba | W(N) | 0.80 | Bark of the stem | Decoction or tincture | External use | Cicatrizing, bruise and anti-inflammation |
Solanum paniculatum L. (23449) | Solanaceae | Jurubeba | W(E) | 0.05 | Root and fruits | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Anti-inflammation and liver diseases |
Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. (24233) | Verbenaceae | Erva-cidreira | W(E) | 0.65 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Digestive, dysentery, headache, fever and blood pressure |
Lippia sp. (24303) | Verbenaceae | Alecrim | W(N) | 0.10 | Leaves | Infusion (tea) | Drunk | Digestive and dysentery |
Hybanthus cf. ipecacuanha (L.) Baill. (23441) | Violaceae | Pepaconha | W(E) | 0.15 | Root | syrup | Drunk | Cough |