Pataxó Hãhãhãi H D S, Rodrigues E
Center for Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies (CEE), Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema, SP, 09972-270, Brazil.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2025 May 17;21(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13002-025-00782-4.
The traditional medicine of the indigenous Pataxó Hãhãhãi (PH) people, Brazil, is in jeopardy because of the significant fragmentation of their biological and cultural aspects. In addition to providing plants that can treat the complaints that these people face, the current endeavor has attempted to retrieve and document their traditional and local medicine, which is nearly forgotten.
Using the Participatory Ethnobotany approach, Pataxó Hãhãhãi, H.D.S. (author), an indigenous person who lives in the PH territory, led the project from outlining the objectives with his people to fieldwork. It was collectively decided to focus on the plants involved in the three most common complaints of the PH people: diabetes, worms, and hypertension. The plants recommended by the experts were collected, and data on their traditional and academic knowledge were compiled.
The Participatory Ethnobotany approach proved to be effective, as it facilitated impacts on several phases of the work. The 175 medicinal plants, as well as their ancient healing practices indicated by 19 experts, were recovered and registered. Forty-three species were indicated for those complaints, and 79% of them supported their use in the scientific literature.
In an unprecedented way, an indigenous ethnobotanist retrieved and documented the plants and medicinal practices of his people, which were subjected to many attacks and fragmentations over the years. People learned about the recovery of plants for their three primary illnesses, making their use safe and efficient.
巴西帕塔肖哈哈哈伊（PH）族原住民的传统医学正面临危机，因为其生物和文化层面出现了严重的碎片化。除了提供能治疗这些人所面临病症的植物外，当前的努力还试图找回并记录他们几乎被遗忘的传统和本土医学。
采用参与式民族植物学方法，居住在PH族领地的原住民H.D.S.（作者）带领该项目，从与族人确定目标到开展实地工作。大家共同决定聚焦于PH族人最常见的三种病症所涉及的植物：糖尿病、寄生虫和高血压。收集了专家推荐的植物，并汇编了关于这些植物的传统知识和学术知识的数据。
参与式民族植物学方法被证明是有效的，因为它促进了工作多个阶段的进展。找回并记录了175种药用植物以及19位专家指出的古老治疗方法。其中有43种植物被指出可用于治疗这些病症，并且79%的植物在科学文献中有使用依据。
一位原住民民族植物学家以前所未有的方式找回并记录了他所在族群的植物和药用方法，这些在过去多年里遭受了诸多冲击和碎片化。人们了解到用于治疗三种主要疾病的植物得以找回，使得这些植物的使用既安全又有效。
