A importância do uso das plantas medicinais para fortalecimento da autonomia e da cultura Kaingang na terra indígena de Iraí-RS

Abstract

This work aims to identify the importance of using medicinal plants in the Indigenous Land of Iraí, for the purpose of strengthening autonomy and Kaingang culture. The methodological approach developed is qualitative and exploratory in nature. For data collection/construction, families from the indigenous community of Iraí, RS, were used as sources of information. The instruments that were used for this collection/construction were a semi-structured questionnaire. The results will show how important the use of medicinal plants is for us indigenous people, as during the interviews I could see that most use the plant in some way in their daily lives in the form of medicine and teas. This work was justified by the need to spread more the use of medicinal plants as a way of strengthening autonomy and Kaingang culture in the Indigenous Land of Iraí-RS