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Table 4 Recipes and medicinal plants from the origin place which were no longer used by the informants (discontinuation) after their migration to Bororé Peninsula

From: Factors affecting the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas of Brazilian Northeast after moving to a metropolitan region in Southeast of Brazil

Scientific name (family)/voucher

Popular names

Origin*

Popular use/[interviewee]

Plant part (preparation method)

Route

Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. Ex Tul. var. parvifolia (Fabaceae) PCR 125

Pau-ferro

N

Homemade mercury for medical use [BA5]

Bark (decoction)

Topic

Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (Chenopodiaceae) PCR 49, 61, 218, 253, 255, 328

Erva-de-santa-maria, mastruz, mentruz

N

Worm, vermifuge [PI1]

Aerial (see recipe 13)

Oral

 

To wash an increased mosquito wound [PI1]

Aerial (maceration)

Topic

Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) [not collected]

Laranja (Orange)

E

“Sezão” (intermittent or cyclic fever, such as caused by malaria) [PI1]

Leaf (infusion)

Oral

Diptychandra aurantiaca Tul (Fabaceae) PCR 204

Birro-branco

N

Soap [PI2]

Bark (decoction)

Topic

Menispermaceae (undefined species) PCR 178

Buticara, buti

UNK

Paludism, typhoid fever [BA1]

Fruit (decoction)

Oral

Operculina macrocarpa (Linn) Urb. (Convolvulaceae) PCR 246

Batata-doce, batata-de-purga

N

Vermifuge [PI2]

Tuber (grid and soak in water)

Oral

Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) PCR 144

Mamona

E

Worm, vermifuge [PI1]

Seed (see recipe 13)

Oral

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. (Rhamnaceae) PCR 88

Juá

N

Dentifrice [PI2]

Bark (maceration)

Topic

 

Dandruff shampoo [PI2]

Bark (decoction)

Topic

  1. *Native or naturalized (N), Exotic (E), Unknown origin (UNK)