Educational booklet on nambú marrow as a teaching proposal in the early years of elementary school in the Amazon

Abstract

The present study aimed to value the knowledge inherent to the medicinal plants of traditional Amazonian communities, aiming at the recognition of the phytotherapeutic use of plant species, which manifests itself in an intrinsically cultural way for the treatment of diseases. In this context, the use of the Nambu marrow plant (Eleutherine plicata Herb.) in the fight against amebiasis in Amazonian communities located in the state of Pará (SANTOS et al. 2020) stands out. In these communities, it is common to frequently attribute cases of protozoan infection to conditions such as the absence of basic sanitation infrastructure and inadequate hygiene practices.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevenIVmulti2023-075