Ethnobotanyc of plants medicinal in the Jombe I - Conda, Cuanza Sul - Angola

Afonso Pinto Fançony

    Afonso Pinto Fançony

    Instituto Superior Politécnico do Cuanza Sul. Rua 12 de Novembro. PO Box 82. Bairro Popular, Sumbe, Cuanza Sul, Angola.

    Graduated in Agronomy from the Instituto Superior Politécnico do Cuanza Sul - Angola (2017). He is currently a professor at the Instituto Superior Politécnico do Cuanza Sul - Angola, teaching the disciplines of Botany and Silviculture. He has experience in the area of ​​Forest Resources and Forest Engineering, with an emphasis on Nature Conservation. He is a member of the research group in Ethnobotany (of medicinal plants, unconventional wild food and aromatic plants) and Biodiversity Conservation in the Cumbira and Miombo Forests. In addition, he has experience in orienting end-of-course work. He works in the areas of Biological Sciences, Forest Sciences and Natural Products and Agroforestry Sciences (Agro-Silvopastoral Systems) with the following lines of research: Ethnobotany, Agro-Silvopastoral, participatory management of forest resources, plant nomenclature and natural products. He has a special interest in the vegetation and the people that surround the Angolan Miombo Forests, Escarpa gabelense and Floresta da Cumbira.

Keywords

Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
Therapy
Local knowledge
Conservation strategies
Jombe I

Abstract

Angola is rich in both cultural diversity and forest resources. However, autochthonous knowledge and the forest resources conservation need to be studied. So, it has been the scientific community concern and related institutions to make this empirism in scientific knowledge. Starting from the botanical, ecological and cultural aspects, an ethnobotanical study was developed from september 2019 to march 2020 in Jombe I, Conda, Cuanza-Sul, Angola - which objective was to collect ethnobotanical information of medicinal plants used in this locality. The methodology was based on Ethnography, Anthropology and Botany, combining interview techniques, participatory observation and herborization of the collected flora. There were 17 interviews resulting in 94 ethnoespecies for various applications. The informants were the traditional authorities, retired herbalists (over 80 years old), traditional midwives and the ecclesiastical entities. This work resulted in the 76 plants collection, for scientific identification and herborization (ISPCS). Of the 76 species, 69 were identified, representing 33 botanical families and 29 taxa. Fabaceae (42%), Asteraceae and Malvaceae (12.12%) were the most representative. While Steganotaenia araliacea (92.31%), Chenopodium ambrosioides (84.62%) and Guazuma ulmifolia (61.54%) were the most cited species. For medicinal use, the Cochlospermum angolense, Chenopodium ambrosioides and Steganotaenia araliaceae are the most used.

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  • Afonso Pinto Fançony
    Instituto Superior Politécnico do Cuanza Sul. Rua 12 de Novembro. PO Box 82. Bairro Popular, Sumbe, Cuanza Sul, Angola.

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Ethnobotanyc of plants medicinal in the Jombe I - Conda, Cuanza Sul - Angola. Rev Fitos [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];15(2):242-56. Available from: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/1066
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