Ethnopharmacological study of medicinal plants in the city of Soyo
Ethnopharmacological study of medicinal plants in the city of Soyo
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2025.929Keywords:
Ethnopharmacology, Medicinal plants, Soyo CityAbstract
The main objective of the study was to retrieve from the local populations the information related to the use of medicinal plants in Soyo City. The survey was conducted between April and August 2024. For data collection, a pre-structured questionnaire and direct observation in the field were used. In total, 272 informants were interviewed, of which 61.76% are women and 38.23% are men, aged between 19 and 67 years, with commerce (47.05%) as the main source of income. Regarding ethnopharmacological information, 40 plant species were inventoried distributed in 40 genera and 26 botanical families. The highlighted families are Fabaceae (4 species), Anacardiaceae and Malvaceae with 3 species each, where the predominant vegetative forms were herbaceous (36.16%) and arboreal (32.10%), whose plant organs most used in the preparation of recipes are leaves (49.45%) and fruits (15.13%). Diseases of the digestive system (32%) and dermatological diseases (24%) were the most frequent in the study area. On the other hand, the informants in the study area prepare medical prescriptions in various ways, of which decoction (39.52%) and grinding (27.15%) stand out. Regarding the forms of administration of medical prescriptions, the oral route (56.25%) and cristeira (13.97%) were more predominant.
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