2025-10-222025-10-222025-09-15ROSÁRIO, Ilsilea Gomes do. Não é só médico que cura! O uso das ervas medicinais no cuidado da saúde pelas mulheres mais velhas de uma comunidade quilombola do Acará/PA. Orientadora: Marilu Marcia Campelo. 2025. 25 f. Trabalho de Curso (Licenciatura em Ciências Sociais) - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém, 2025. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8738. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8738This study sought to determine the importance of using medicinal herbs in the lives of older women in a quilombola community in the municipality of Acará, Pará, a this is a widely used healing method among women in the São José Quilombola Community. The community faces the risk of this culture disappearing due to the lack of interest among younger people. The target audience for this research was well-known and respected older women, aged 65 to 98. The sample included approximately six women from the community, with the exception of one who lives in a neighboring community, Flexal. Date and information collection was conducted through face-to-face interviews, with questions developed by the interviewer and recorded on a cell phone, along with photograph pictures. The conclusion was that the use of plants in the community remains a strong culture presence in the lives of these women and the entire communityAcesso AbertoErvas medicinaisComunidade quilombolaMulher quilombolaMedicinal herbsQuilombola communityQuilombola womanCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::SOCIOLOGIATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - ArtigoAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil