Ethnobotanical study of plants used for therapeutic purposes in the Atlantic Forest region, Southern Brazil.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Atlantic Forest is a biome in dangerous situation and it lacks wider information on species with medicinal purposes used by people in this area. In this study an ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Apiúna district, Brazil with the goal of assessing traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by rural communities in a region covered by Atlantic Forest.

Materials And Methods: The ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a free list of plants used for medicinal purposes.