Local name | Voucher/collector number | Uses | Origin | Ethnobotany use Afro-Brazilian groups |
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Acanthaceae | ||||
Abre-caminho or quebra-demanda (Justicia gendarussaBurm. f.) | FLOR60846 | Energy cleaning (amaci, bath, smoke cleansing) | II | Candomblé and Umbanda [59] |
Araceae | ||||
Comigo-ninguém-pode (Dieffenbachia seguine(Jacq.) Schott.) | TP10 | Evil eye (protection) | VIII | |
Asparagaceae | ||||
Espada-de-Santa-Bárbara or Espada-de-Iansã (Sansevieria trifasciatavar.laurentii(De Wild.) N.E.Br, syn.S. trifasciata) | TP06 | Energy cleaning (amaci, bath, smoke cleansing); protection;feitura de santo | VI | |
Espada-de-São-Jorge or Espada-de-ogum (Sansevieria trifasciataPrain) | TP08 | Energy cleaning (amaci, bathing, smoke cleansing); protection;feitura de santo | VI | Umbanda Nagô [62], Candomblé [60, 64], Candomblé and Umbanda [59, 61, 63], Maroons [6] |
Lança-de-Ogum (Sansevieria cylindricaBojer ex Hook.) | - | Evil eye (protection) | VI | |
Lamiaceae | ||||
Alecrim (Rosmarinus officinalisL.) | TP13 | Energy harmonization (amaci, bath, smoke cleansing); feitura de santo; blessing;depression, poor digestion, cardiovascular problems (tea) | V | Candomblé Kétu Nàgó [65], Candombl é[64], Candomblé and Umbanda [61, 63], Umbanda [66, 67], African-based religions [68, 69], Afro-brazilian religions [3], Maroons [70,71,72] |
Alfazema (Lavandula angustifoliaMill.) | TP59 | Energy harmonization (bath, smoke cleansing);feitura de santo | V | Candomblé and Umbanda [61] |
Boldo-de-Oxalá (Plectranthus barbatusAndrews) | FLOR 60855 | Energy cleaning (amaci, smoke cleansing, bath), offering; bronchitis (syrup) | II | Afro-Brazilian religions [3], Candomblé [64], Maroons [6, 70, 72] |
Hortelã (Mentha x villosaHuds.) | TP17 | Energy harmonization (bath); soothing (tea) | V | Umbanda Nagô [62], Candomblé and Umbanda [61, 63], Umbanda [66], Maroons [70, 72] |
Lavanda (Lavandula dentataL.) | FLOR 60854 | Energy harmonization (bath, smoke cleansing) | V | Umbanda [67] |
Manjericão (Ocimum basilicumL.) | FLOR 60841 | Energy cleaning (smoke cleansing, bath); feitura de santo; offering;bronchitis (tea, syrup) | II | Candomblé Kétu Nàgó [65], Candomblé and Umbanda [59], Umbanda [67], African-based religions [69], Afro-Brazilian communities [73], Afro-Brazilian religions [3], Maroons [6, 70, 71] |
Phytolaccaceae | ||||
Guiné (Petiveria alliaceaL.) | FLOR60856 | Energy cleaning (amaci, bath, smoke cleansing); protection | VIII | Candomblé [2, 74], Umbanda [66, 67], African-based religions [68, 69], Afro-brazilian religions [3], Maroons [75] |
Rutaceae | ||||
Arruda (Ruta graveolensL.) | TP11 | Energy cleansing (amaci, bath, smoke cleansing); blessing; protection; feitura de santo | V | R: Umbanda Nag ô[62], Candomblé [64, 74], Candomblé and Umbanda [59, 61, 63],Umband a[66, 67], Afro-Brazilian religions [3], Maroons [6, 70,71,72, 75] |
Solanaceae | ||||
Fumo (Nicotiana tabacumL.) | - | Energy cleaning (smoking) | VIII | Candomblé and Umbanda [61, 63], African-based religions [69] |
Pimenta- malagueta (Capsicum frutescensL.) | TP16 | Offering; baths in specific cases of protection; for lack of energy, anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiarthritic, anticancer | VIII | |
Pimenta-dedo-de-moça (Capsicum baccatumL.) | TP15 | VIII | Umbanda Nagô [62] |