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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 6/2020

01-12-2020 | Original Paper

Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases by Healers in the Southwestern State of Paraná, Brazil, and Their Validation Based on Scientific Pharmacological Data

Authors: Jacqueline Vergutz Menetrier, Viviane Risso Bonkoski, Kamila Aparecida Medeiros, Daniela Aparecida Estevan, Rhanany Alan Calloi Palozi, Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis Lívero, Leonardo Garcia Velasquez, Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço, Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 6/2020

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Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Among treatment options, medicinal plants are frequently used, especially in developing countries, such as Brazil. Despite social development that has been observed in the last decades, the use of medicinal plants is still driven by popular knowledge, especially by healers. The present study sought to identify medicinal species that are used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases by healers in the microregion of Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil. The snowball technique was used to select informants, and data were collected through interviews. The research was performed in two stages: (1) a structured interview and (2) the collection and botanical identification of the species that were mentioned by the healers. Medicinal plants were classified into the following categories of cardiovascular agents: hypotensive and antihypertensive agents, lipid-lowering agents, diuretic agents, and cardiotonic agents. To analyze the data, the frequency was determined, Spearman correlations were calculated, and the informant consensus factor (ICF) and use value were obtained. Some characteristics, such as female gender and old age, were associated with knowledge about medicinal plants. Overall, 77 different species and 149 medicinal uses were cited by the healers. With regard to categories of use, the highest number of species was found among lipid-lowering plants, and the highest ICF was found for species that are used as cardiotonics. Moreover, a literature review indicated that among the cited species, several still lack studies that have proven their effects on the cardiovascular system. The traditional use of medicinal plants for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is broad in the study regions. The present results are important for clarifying popular knowledge in this region and providing a framework for selecting species with potential for the development of new pharmacological studies.
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Metadata
Title
Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases by Healers in the Southwestern State of Paraná, Brazil, and Their Validation Based on Scientific Pharmacological Data
Authors
Jacqueline Vergutz Menetrier
Viviane Risso Bonkoski
Kamila Aparecida Medeiros
Daniela Aparecida Estevan
Rhanany Alan Calloi Palozi
Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis Lívero
Leonardo Garcia Velasquez
Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço
Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00960-1

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