Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in the community of Caruaru, Mosqueiro Island, Belém-PA, Brazil

Abstract

The research aimed to study the ethnobotanical evaluation of some medicinal plants of the community of Caruarú, Isla de Mosqueiro-PA, and to search their phytochemical and pharmacological applications. Semi-structured interviews, Shannon-Wiener diversity indices and equity, consensus value techniques, relative Importance, and informant consensus factor were evaluated. Fabaceae was the most representative family. Diversity and equity were 1.61 and 0.95, respectively. Anacardium occidentale, Cinnamomum verum, Eleutherine bulbousa, and Caamembeca spectabilis received the greatest consensus use. The greatest relative importance was for A. occidentale L. and C. spectabilis. The greatest informant consensus factor was for the genitourinary system. The leaf and the tea were the most used. The preparations of the plants and their applications configure essential data for future analysis.