Forest species with medicinal uses in two urban scenarios of Santa Clara
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The research aims to identify the forest species with medicinal uses present the urban silvicultural of Santa Clara. The methodology included: Documentary research, species identification ¨in situ¨ and ethnobotanical study to know its use. A total of 60 interviews were carried out, obtaining a floristic list, charts of frequency of appearance of the families and the uses and bank of images. In the woodland of the city there are 61 forest species with medicinal uses; the families best represented are Fabaceae, Meliaceae and Rutaceae; With these species are treated 25 different conditions, predominating the dermatological, catarrhal, and renal; The species with the greatest number of pharmacological actions are: Citrus limon; Persea americana; Annona muricata. The wide popular knowledge in the pharmacology of the species present in the urban woodland was verified, which has allowed its use in natural and traditional medicine.
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