Popular knowledge and scientific knowledge in the commercialization of medicinal plants for oral health
The aim of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic profile of herb sellers, the knowledge about the products they sell and main herbs indicated for oral conditions. A field study was carried out with a visit to 22 fairs in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The sample was collected for conven...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Fitos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br:article/1119 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/1119 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Phytotherapy Oral diseases Traditional medicine Ethnobotany Fitoterapia Doenças bucais Medicina tradicional Etnobotânica |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic profile of herb sellers, the knowledge about the products they sell and main herbs indicated for oral conditions. A field study was carried out with a visit to 22 fairs in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The sample was collected for convenience with 40 herbs that worked in the fairs for a minimum period of 01 year, answered semi-structured questionnaire. The data were worked in a descriptive way, using the G tests and Fisher's test for analysis between variables (α=0.05). Most herb sellers are women (62.5%), acquired knowledge about herbs from family members (75%, p=0.17), never attended courses on the topic (70.0%, p=0.09), stated that there are toxic herbs (72.5%, p=0.72), but that they have no contraindications (90.0%, p=0.61). Among the most recommended herbs, jucá seed (Libidibia férrea (Mart. ex Tul.) LPQueiroz (Fabaceae)) (70%) and cashew bark (Anacardium occidentale) (25%) were mentioned. The sale of medicinal herbs for oral conditions is a common practice, and commercialization occurs, above all, in an empirical way. Thus, there is a need to train herbalists, for the association of traditional and scientific knowledge, so that the population has access to more effective products. |
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