Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities

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Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia; Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares; Ramos, Marcelo Alves; Da Silva, Taline Cristina; Ladio, Ana Haydee; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
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2017
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Efforts have been made to understand the processes that lead to the introduction of exotic species into local pharmacopoeias. Among those efforts, the diversification hypothesis predicts that exotic plants are introduced in local medical systems to amplify the repertoire of knowledge related to the treatment of diseases, filling blanks that were not occupied by native species. Based on such hypothesis, this study aimed to contribute to this discussion using the context of local Brazilian populations. We performed a systematic review of Brazilian studies up to 2011 involving medicinal plants, excluding those studies that presented a high risk of bias (because of sampling or plant identification problems). An analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) was conducted in different scales to test for differences in the repertoire of therapeutic indications treated using native and exotic species. We have found that although there is some overlap between native and exotic plants regarding their therapeutic indications and the body systems (BSs) that they treat, there are clear gaps present, that is, there are therapeutic indications and BSs treated that are exclusive to exotic species. This scenario enables the postulation of two alternative unfoldings of the diversification hypothesis, namely, (1) exotic species are initially introduced to fill gaps and undergo subsequent expansion of their use for medical purposes already addressed using native species and (2) exotic species are initially introduced to address problems already addressed using native species to diversify the repertoire of medicinal plants and to increase the resilience of medical systems. The reasons why exotic species may have a competitive advantage over the native ones, the implications of the introduction of exotic species for the resilience of medical systems, and the contexts in which autochthonous plants can gain strength to remain in pharmacopoeias are also discussed.
Fil: Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil
Fil: Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Ramos, Marcelo Alves. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Da Silva, Taline Cristina. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil
Fil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
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Exotic plants
Therapeutic targets
Diversification hypothesis
Pharmacopeias
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spelling Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communitiesMuniz de Medeiros, PatríciaFerreira Junior, Washington SoaresRamos, Marcelo AlvesDa Silva, Taline CristinaLadio, Ana HaydeeAlbuquerque, Ulysses PaulinoExotic plantsTherapeutic targetsDiversification hypothesisPharmacopeiashttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Efforts have been made to understand the processes that lead to the introduction of exotic species into local pharmacopoeias. Among those efforts, the diversification hypothesis predicts that exotic plants are introduced in local medical systems to amplify the repertoire of knowledge related to the treatment of diseases, filling blanks that were not occupied by native species. Based on such hypothesis, this study aimed to contribute to this discussion using the context of local Brazilian populations. We performed a systematic review of Brazilian studies up to 2011 involving medicinal plants, excluding those studies that presented a high risk of bias (because of sampling or plant identification problems). An analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) was conducted in different scales to test for differences in the repertoire of therapeutic indications treated using native and exotic species. We have found that although there is some overlap between native and exotic plants regarding their therapeutic indications and the body systems (BSs) that they treat, there are clear gaps present, that is, there are therapeutic indications and BSs treated that are exclusive to exotic species. This scenario enables the postulation of two alternative unfoldings of the diversification hypothesis, namely, (1) exotic species are initially introduced to fill gaps and undergo subsequent expansion of their use for medical purposes already addressed using native species and (2) exotic species are initially introduced to address problems already addressed using native species to diversify the repertoire of medicinal plants and to increase the resilience of medical systems. The reasons why exotic species may have a competitive advantage over the native ones, the implications of the introduction of exotic species for the resilience of medical systems, and the contexts in which autochthonous plants can gain strength to remain in pharmacopoeias are also discussed.Fil: Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; BrasilFil: Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Ramos, Marcelo Alves. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Da Silva, Taline Cristina. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; BrasilFil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilPublic Library of Science2017-09-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/65244Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia; Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares; Ramos, Marcelo Alves; Da Silva, Taline Cristina; Ladio, Ana Haydee; et al.; Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities; Public Library of Science; Plos One; 12; 9; 27-9-2017; 1-14; e01853581932-6203CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0185358info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185358info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:28:52Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/65244instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:28:52.919CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
title Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
spellingShingle Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia
Exotic plants
Therapeutic targets
Diversification hypothesis
Pharmacopeias
title_short Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
title_full Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
title_fullStr Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
title_full_unstemmed Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
title_sort Why do people use exotic plants in their local medical systems? A systematic review based on Brazilian local communities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia
Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares
Ramos, Marcelo Alves
Da Silva, Taline Cristina
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
author Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia
author_facet Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia
Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares
Ramos, Marcelo Alves
Da Silva, Taline Cristina
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
author_role author
author2 Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares
Ramos, Marcelo Alves
Da Silva, Taline Cristina
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Exotic plants
Therapeutic targets
Diversification hypothesis
Pharmacopeias
topic Exotic plants
Therapeutic targets
Diversification hypothesis
Pharmacopeias
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Efforts have been made to understand the processes that lead to the introduction of exotic species into local pharmacopoeias. Among those efforts, the diversification hypothesis predicts that exotic plants are introduced in local medical systems to amplify the repertoire of knowledge related to the treatment of diseases, filling blanks that were not occupied by native species. Based on such hypothesis, this study aimed to contribute to this discussion using the context of local Brazilian populations. We performed a systematic review of Brazilian studies up to 2011 involving medicinal plants, excluding those studies that presented a high risk of bias (because of sampling or plant identification problems). An analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) was conducted in different scales to test for differences in the repertoire of therapeutic indications treated using native and exotic species. We have found that although there is some overlap between native and exotic plants regarding their therapeutic indications and the body systems (BSs) that they treat, there are clear gaps present, that is, there are therapeutic indications and BSs treated that are exclusive to exotic species. This scenario enables the postulation of two alternative unfoldings of the diversification hypothesis, namely, (1) exotic species are initially introduced to fill gaps and undergo subsequent expansion of their use for medical purposes already addressed using native species and (2) exotic species are initially introduced to address problems already addressed using native species to diversify the repertoire of medicinal plants and to increase the resilience of medical systems. The reasons why exotic species may have a competitive advantage over the native ones, the implications of the introduction of exotic species for the resilience of medical systems, and the contexts in which autochthonous plants can gain strength to remain in pharmacopoeias are also discussed.
Fil: Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil
Fil: Ferreira Junior, Washington Soares. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Ramos, Marcelo Alves. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Da Silva, Taline Cristina. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil
Fil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
description Efforts have been made to understand the processes that lead to the introduction of exotic species into local pharmacopoeias. Among those efforts, the diversification hypothesis predicts that exotic plants are introduced in local medical systems to amplify the repertoire of knowledge related to the treatment of diseases, filling blanks that were not occupied by native species. Based on such hypothesis, this study aimed to contribute to this discussion using the context of local Brazilian populations. We performed a systematic review of Brazilian studies up to 2011 involving medicinal plants, excluding those studies that presented a high risk of bias (because of sampling or plant identification problems). An analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) was conducted in different scales to test for differences in the repertoire of therapeutic indications treated using native and exotic species. We have found that although there is some overlap between native and exotic plants regarding their therapeutic indications and the body systems (BSs) that they treat, there are clear gaps present, that is, there are therapeutic indications and BSs treated that are exclusive to exotic species. This scenario enables the postulation of two alternative unfoldings of the diversification hypothesis, namely, (1) exotic species are initially introduced to fill gaps and undergo subsequent expansion of their use for medical purposes already addressed using native species and (2) exotic species are initially introduced to address problems already addressed using native species to diversify the repertoire of medicinal plants and to increase the resilience of medical systems. The reasons why exotic species may have a competitive advantage over the native ones, the implications of the introduction of exotic species for the resilience of medical systems, and the contexts in which autochthonous plants can gain strength to remain in pharmacopoeias are also discussed.
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