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Plants used in the treatment of leishmanial ulcers due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in an endemic area of Bahia, Brazil
- Source :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 229-232 (1996)
- Publication Year :
- 1996
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), 1996.
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Abstract
- This paper records the plants used in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (L(V)b) among the rural population of a cocoa- producing coastal area of Bahia state, Brazil. An enquiry conducted among a hundred patients identified 49 plant species used to treat skin ulceration caused by this Leishmania species. The principal plants used are caju-branco (Anacardium occidentale - Anacardiaceae), used by 65% of the population, folha-fogo (Clidemia hirta - Melastomataceae) 39%, alfavaca-grossa (Plectranthus amboinicus - Lamiaceae) 33%, mastruz (Chenopodium ambrosioides - Chenopodiaceae) 31%, erva-de-santa-maria (Solatium americanum - Solanaceae) (25%) and transagem (Plantago major - Plantaginaceae.) 2%.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16789849 and 00378682
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.94c66f74c4ff4596b14bee4ba0fcd026
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821996000300002