Disponibilidade de mudas de plantas medicinais, aromáticas e condimentares em casas agropecuárias do município de Chapecó - SC

Abstract

Bioactive plants are those that have action on other living beings, and whose effect is felt both by their presence in an environment, and by the use of extracted substances. This concept includes medicinal plants, aromatic plants, condiments, among others, which in turn have been used over the centuries for the treatment and cure of human diseases, but also in the agricultural context for pest and disease management. Added to this context is the National List of Medicinal Plants of Interest to SUS (RENISUS), based on indications of use of medicinal plants according to the International Code of Diseases (ICD-10). Thus, contexts that evaluate the current availability of seedlings of bioactive plants for sale in the urban commerce becomes relevant, to the point that there is an emerging movement for the implantation of urban gardens. In view of the above, the aim of this study was to survey the availability of medicinal, aromatic and spice (MAC) seedlings marketed in two different periods of evaluation in Casas Agropecuárias of the municipality of Chapecó-SC. The municipality of Chapecó stands out as one of the largest in the state in population terms. The data were collected in two stages, the first between July 20 and 31 and the second between September 20 and 30, 2016, in all the farms identified through Internet search and telephone directories of the municipality. For the data collection, all the identified establishments were visited and, through visual analysis, the availability of seedlings of the species exposed for commercialization. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed graphically to facilitate comparison and visualization of the results. The results show that, in the first evaluation, 77% of the farms had MAC plants for commercialization, and during the second evaluation, only 68% of the farms had MACs available for commercial use. The most recurrent species were marjoram (Origanum majorana), sage (Salvia officinalis), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), basil (Ocimum americanum), ruda (Ruta graveolens) and poejo (Cunila microcephala). As well as the less recurrent ones were grass-luiza (Aloysia triphylla), guaco (Mikania sp.), Laurel (Laurus nobilis), pepper (Capsicum sp.) And stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). It can be concluded that in total, 33 species of medicinal, spice and aromatic plants are available for commercialization in the evaluated establishments. The maximum number of species found in one establishment was eighteen, and the minimum number was five species.