Lemos Izabel Cristina Santiago, Delmondes Gyllyandeson de Araújo, Dos Santos Ana Deyva Ferreira, Santos Enaide Soares, de Oliveira Dayanne Rakelly, de Figueiredo Patrícia Rosane Leite, Alves Dailon de Araújo, Barbosa Roseli, de Menezes Irwin Rose Alencar, Coutinho Henrique Douglas Melo, Kerntopf Marta Regina, Fernandes George Pimentel
Department of Biological Chemistry, Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry and Pharmacology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Brazil.
Department of Public Health, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2016 Jul 3;13(4):166-175. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v13i4.22. eCollection 2016.
The use of natural resources for the treatment of acute respiratory infections in children is a widespread practice within traditional communities, especially by women by being the primary caregivers. This study aimed to perform ethnobiological survey of plants and animals used for the treatment of acute respiratory infections in children of a traditional community in the municipality of Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.
It is a descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, developed in Sitio Santo Antonio, in the municipality of Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil. As a tool for data collection, was applied a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. Data analysis used descriptive statistics (simple and percentage rate) and the Relative Frequency of Citation.
The research included a total of 54 informants. In total, there were 38 species cited. According to the Relative Frequency of Citation the following species were the most cited: L. (0.59), (0.59), (L.) Spreng (0.42), (L.) Poit. (0.24), L. (0.22) and L. (0.18). Among the symptoms mentioned by the research subjects to treat the acute respiratory infections in childhood, there were: fever; cough; coughing with secretions; sore throat; hoarseness; tiredness; nasal congestion.
It is important the knowledge about the usefulness of natural resources as alternative practices in diseases treatment, seeking to rescue popular knowledge used in the traditional community and fomenting the need to consider cultural aspects in the full practice to children's health care.
在传统社区中，利用自然资源治疗儿童急性呼吸道感染是一种普遍做法，尤其是女性作为主要照顾者会这样做。本研究旨在对巴西塞阿拉州巴尔巴拉市一个传统社区中用于治疗儿童急性呼吸道感染的动植物进行民族生物学调查。
这是一项采用定量方法的描述性探索性研究，在巴西塞阿拉州巴尔巴拉市的圣安东尼奥农场开展。作为数据收集工具，采用了问卷调查和半结构化访谈。数据分析使用了描述性统计（简单率和百分比率）以及引用相对频率。
该研究共纳入54名受访者。总共列举了38种物种。根据引用相对频率，以下物种被提及的次数最多：L.（0.59）、（0.59）、（L.）Spreng（0.42）、（L.）Poit.（0.24）、L.（0.22）和L.（0.18）。在研究对象提到的用于治疗儿童急性呼吸道感染的症状中，有：发烧；咳嗽；咳痰咳嗽；喉咙痛；声音嘶哑；疲倦；鼻塞。
了解自然资源在疾病治疗中的有用性作为替代做法很重要，旨在挽救传统社区中使用的民间知识，并激发在全面的儿童医疗保健实践中考虑文化因素的必要性。
