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SINOPSE DA FLORA MEDICINAL DO CARIRI PARAIBANO
A survey on the diversity of medicinal plants in the flora of the âCariri Paraibanoâ, Brazil, has been made. 70 plant species belonging to 59 genera and 32 families were recorded by their use in the popular medicine in the study area. Of these, seventeen families are represented by only one species, which correspond to about 53% of the total. The families with highest number of species are Fabaceae s. l. (12 species), Solanaceae (six species), Euphorbiaceae (five species), Asteraceae (four species), and Bromeliaceae and Convolvulaceae, both with three species each. The floristic diversity found in this survey is dominated by Angiosperms and only one species, Selaginella convoluta Spreng, belongs to the Pteridophytes group. About 60 species, corresponding to 86%, were indicated for more than one disease and ten species for only one. Amburana cearensis (AllemĂŁo) A.C.Sm. was indicated for more than five ethnomedicinal uses. The majority of commercialized plants used as medicinal is represented by native species. The âraizeirosâ and vendors of medicinal plants have considerable knowledge about them as well as their uses for a wide diversity of diseases, which were obtained mainly from previous generations.Realizou-se um levantamento da diversidade das plantas de usos medicinais na flora do Cariri Paraibano, Brasil. Foram registrados os usos etnomedicinais de 70 espĂ©cies, pertencentes a 59 gĂȘneros e 32 famĂlias. Destas, 17 famĂlias estĂŁo representadas por apenas uma espĂ©cie, correspondendo a 53% do total. As famĂlias com maior nĂșmero de espĂ©cies sĂŁo Fabaceae s. l., (12 espĂ©cies), Solanaceae (seis), Euphorbiaceae (cinco), Asteraceae (quatro) e Bromeliaceae e Convolvulaceae, ambas com trĂȘs espĂ©cies cada. A diversidade florĂstica obtida neste levantamento estĂĄ representada principalmente por espĂ©cies de Angiospermas e apenas Selaginella convoluta Spreng, pertence ao grupo das PteridĂłfitas. Cerca de 60 espĂ©cies, que correspondem a 86%, foram referidas para mais de uma doença e outras 10 para apenas um uso. Dentre as espĂ©cies com mais de um uso, destaca-se Amburana cearensis (AllemĂŁo)A.C.Sm., referida para mais de cinco usos medicinais. A maioria das plantas comercializadas e empregadas com fins medicinais Ă© constituĂda de espĂ©cies nativas. Os raizeiros e vendedores possuem considerĂĄvel conhecimento das plantas medicinais e seus usos para uma ampla diversidade de doenças, principalmente, pela experiĂȘncia adquirida de geraçÔes anteriores