SURVEY OF PALM TREES (ARECACEAE) WITH MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE OF AMAPÁ

• Author
• Patrick de Castro CANTUÁRIA
• Co-authors
• Tonny David Santiago MEDEIROS , Rosângela de Souza Pimentel e SILVA , Mikaeli Katriny Vaz da COSTA , Caroline Stefhanie Paiva da FONSECA
• Abstract

• Palm trees are important sources of compounds that can be used to fight various diseases. Therefore, knowledge of the medicinal use of palm can collaborate with drug development research and with valuing and maintaining ecosystems and their resources. The objective of this work was a survey of the species of palm trees used as medicinal in Amapá State, Brazil. This study was based on a systematic review of an analytical-descriptive character. There were catalogued works that dealt with Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of plants in the State of Amapá. The research was carried out in Research Institutions, Higher Education Institutions, Scientific Bulletins, Specialized Magazines, Books, Scientific Journals (Print and Digital), Academic Works, Monographs (Theses, Dissertations, Specializations, Course Completion Works). The registered species were updated, at the level of spellings and synonymies, through a revision of the taxonomic nomenclature, according to the Species List of Brazilian Flora 2020. Nine species of palm trees have been registered with the indication of medicinal use: Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart., Astrocaryum vulgare Mart., Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng., Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore, Euterpe oleracea Mart., Maximiliana maripa (Aubl.) Mart., Oenocarpus bacaba Mart. belonging to nine genus. Most (6) occur naturally in Amapá. All registered species have a tree life form. The fruit corresponded to the most used part, followed by seed and roots, however, the leaves and palm heart were also mentioned. The main indication was as a fortifier / nutritive, in addition to purgative, repellent, anti-inflammatory and healing. And the most mentioned form of preparation was tea. Therefore, knowledge of the medicinal use of palm has a significant role in basic assistance to communities in Amapá. And the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological information can help to systematize information on the medicinal use of palm and support the development of new drugs. The number of palm species cited as medicinal in Amapá corresponds only to a small part of the species richness of Arecaceae that occur in the state, showing that little of the native potential is exploited. On the other hand, it can be recognized that the studies carried out in Amapá, have not yet raised information on medicinal uses of other palm species, considering that no analyzed work has been carried out in an indigenous area, which may contribute to this context, as the medicinal use of palm has a profound relationship with traditional communities.

• Keywords
• Amazon, Phytotherapy, North Region
• Modality
• Pôster
• Subject Area
• Educação e Conhecimento, Etnociências

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