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Studies in rural communities are important to maintain popular knowledge between generations, as well as to identify new species for pharmaceutical production. Thus, the objectives of this study were to determine which plant species the rural community of Bananal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, uses by calculating the levels of fidelity and concordance regarding species uses among residents and to determine if there is a relationship between the number of known useful plants and levels of education, age, and residence time. Ethnobotanical data was collected from residents of the community through semi-structured interviews in January/December/2016. Species diversity was calculated using Shannon-Wiener, Level of Fidelity (LF), Correction Factor, and the Percentage of Agreement regarding the Main Uses (AMU). Statistical tests were performed using generalized linear models (GLM) in the R environment. The plant use indications were grouped according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD 10). We found 152 species belonging to 130 genera and 67 families. The most frequently used plant parts were leaves, and decoction was the most frequent preparation mode. Strychnos pseudoquina was the species with the highest amount of use indications. The diversity index was 4.5 nats/ind-1. The body system with the most citations was the code XVIII of ICD 10, corresponding to the species: alfavaca, mentraste, terramicina, angelim, fedegoso. Medicinal species with AMU values higher than 25% were: Strychnos pseudoquina, Plectranthus barbatus, Citrus sinensis cv. pera, Cymbopogon citratus. There was a relationship between the number of useful plants and the residence time of the participants. The Bananal community revealed high species richness and the relationship of knowledge showed that the older the residents and the longer their residence time in the community, the more knowledge they acquired.

Estúdio cualitativo de enfoque fenomenológico, que tuvo por objeto revelar la experiencia del examen físico para el cliente. La recopilación de datos fueron los meses de abril hasta julio del 2009, por médio de une encuesta semiestructurada com 14 clientes que pasaron por la experiencia del examen físico em un hospital universitario de Cuiaba em Mato Grosso, a partir de la cuestión norteadora "Cuêntame como fue su experiencia en relación al examen físico". Los datos fueron organizados por la técnica de Giorgi y analisados con base em la fenomenologia de la percepción de Merleau-Ponty. La unidad de significado emergida fue: El examen localiza la enfermedad en el cuerpo, convertiéndose en visible o invisible. El fenomeno se mostrá como procedimiento importante, capaz de localizar la enfermedad en el cuerpo, y para eso, utiliza técnicas especificas tales como la inspección, palpación, percusión y ausculta. Concluye que hay la necesidad de rever las praticas profesionales y dar voz a los clientes que vivenciam la experiência en su cuerpo.