Plantas medicinais e educação ambiental: um estudo sobre a identidade potiguara e a conservação do meio ambiente na aldeia indígena tramataia, Marcação – PB

Abstract

For a long time, medicinal plants have been used by the indigenous community for the treatment and healing of their ailments, serving as a form of alternative medicine, an additional type of treatment for society. According to the consulted literature, these plants possess significant therapeutic powers. Medicinal plants are of great importance both in the therapeutic and environmental realms, contributing significantly to the conservation of biodiversity and the cultural preservation of indigenous people. However, their cultural and environmental space has been diminishing, giving way to modernization and societal advancement. Thus, this research aims to analyze the use and cultural appreciation of medicinal plants in the Tramataia Village, located in the city of Marcação/PB, with the goal of developing Environmental Education (EE) practices to conserve the environment and strengthen the Potiguara indigenous identity. EE serves as a means to preserve knowledge about medicinal plants for future generations, considering that EE is a form of education that raises awareness and imparts knowledge about the importance of this preservation.