Medicinal plants used by the Kaiowá and Guarani indigenous populations in the Caarapó Reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Plantas medicinais usadas pelas populações indígenas Kaiowá e Guarani na Reserva de Caarapó, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

This ethnobotanical survey carried out with the Kaiowá and Guarani populations in the Caarapó Reserve (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) showed that 34 plant species of 22 families with medicinal properties, are used for treating diverse pathologies. Local names in Portuguese and Guarani are provided, alo...

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Main Authors: Norlene Regina Bueno, Rachel Oliveira Castilho, Reginaldo Brito da Costa, Arnildo Pott, Vali J. Pott, Gessiel Newton Scheidt, Marcelo da Silva Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2005-03-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062005000100005