Uso de Plantas com Fins Medicinais no Município de Barra, BA

This work was carried out in the Settlement Land Reform New Site, Barra-BA, in order to know the medicinal plants and their use forms adopted by local people. Between April and May 2015 interviews were conducted with structured questionnaires. All respondents make use of medicinal plants and cultivate some kind in their homes, use plants by family tradition and because it is a natural remedy consuming especially when they are sick. 258 citations were registered, in which were reported the use of various plant parts of 41 species, 11 types of preparation, with different therapeutic purposes. The leaves and bark were the most used parts and teas the main form of use. The Lamiaceae families, Anacardiaceae, Myrtaceae and Rutaceae were those with greater representation and medicinal adoption. The most cited species were Cymbopogon citratus (Capim Santo - 15.5%), Lantana camara L. (Camará - 10.5%), Mentha sp. (Mint Kid - 9.7%), Ocimum basilicum L. (Basil - 5.4%) and Ruta graveolens L. (Arruda - 4.6%) which accounted for 45.7% of the citations. Among the therapeutic indications mentioned, include: diseases associated with respiratory, anti-inflammatory indications, hypertension, soothing and diseases associated with the digestive system. Note that the residents are in possession of a vast empirical knowledge related to ethnobotany and climatic conditions related to the management of the flora of the region and the use of medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes is striking, showing that the popular use of medicinal plants is inserted significantly in the social and cultural spheres of the community, which will ensure the perpetuation of customs among the next generations. Este trabalho foi realizado no Assentamento de Reforma Agrária Sítio Novo, Barra–BA, objetivando conhecer as espécies medicinais e suas formas de uso adotadas pela população local. Entre Abril e Maio de 2015 foram realizadas entrevistas com aplicação de questionários estruturados. Todos os entrevistados fazem uso de plantas medicinais e cultivam alguma espécie em suas residências, usam as plantas por tradição familiar e por se tratar de um remédio natural consomem principalmente quando estão doentes. Foram registradas 258 citações, nas quais foram relatadas a utilização de várias partes vegetais das 41 espécies, em 11 formas de preparo, com diferentes finalidades terapêuticas. As folhas e as cascas foram as partes mais utilizadas e os chás a principal forma de uso. As famílias Lamiaceae, Anacar