2024-10-212024-10-212023-06-17LISBOA, Arlete Lopes. O uso de plantas medicinais em uma comunidade rural do Baixo Tocantins. Orientadora: Andreza de Lourdes Souza Gomes . 2023. 24 f. Trabalho de Curso (Licenciatura em Ciências Naturais) – Faculdade de Ciências Naturais, Campus Universitário do Tocantins/Cametá, Universidade Federal do Pará, Cametá, 2023. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/prefix/7354. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/prefix/7354The study aimed to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on the knowledge and use of medicinal plants in the community of Inacha (Nossa Senhora de Nazaré) in the rural area of Baixo Tocantins. We conducted quantitative research, using a questionnaire as the investigation tool, consisting of 14 multiple-choice questions directed to the head of the household. The community profile is composed of 94% females and 6% males. All respondents stated that they use medicinal plants for healing purposes, and only 3% do not have them in their homes. A total of 73 different species were mentioned, with the family Lamiaceae standing out at 15%, and the most mentioned and used plant by the interviewees is the boldo (Plectranthus barbatus Andr; Lamiaceae) at 27%, followed by aloe vera (Alloe vera L. Burm. f; Liliaceae) mentioned by 22%. The research highlighted that the community possesses extensive knowledge regarding medicinal plants and utilizes them as the primary options for basic healthcare. The information on the effectiveness of the plants is mainly transmitted through family culture, orally passed down from generation to generation among community members.Acesso Abertoetnobotânicarecurso naturalsaúdeCNPQ::CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS::BOTANICA::BOTANICA APLICADATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - Monografia