Table 1 Functional and medicinal foods with the highest values for cultural salience as mentioned by local experts in the rural community of Caeté-Açu. NE Brazil. Med, main medicinal target
TOP-5 salience | Family | Popular name | Life form | Used part | Salience | Med | Voucher n° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis | Basellaceae | Quiabinho | Vine | Leaf | 0.48 | Intestine | a |
Passiflora edulis Sims | Passifloraceae | Maracujina | Vine | Fruit | 0.48 | Calming | IPA 90073 |
Ipomoea serrana Sim-Bianch. & L.V.Vasconcelos | Convolvulaceae | Batata da serra | Vine | Root | 0.43 | Intestine | a |
Passiflora cincinnata Mast. | Passifloraceae | Maracujá do mato | Vine | Fruit | 0.39 | Calming | IPA 90036 |
Piper umbellatum L. | Piperaceae | Capeba | Sub-shrub | Leaf | 0.37 | Liver | IPA 90188 |