O etnoconhecimento do uso do mel de abelha no tratamento da gripe e resfriado em Parintins e Boa Vista do Ramos AM

Abstract

Brazil has a great apícola potential, due to the fact that its flora is quite diversified due to its territorial extension and the existing climatic variability, allowing the production of honey throughout the whole country, different from other countries that normally harvest honey once a year. The present work aims to identify the importance of the use of bee honey as a medicine in the treatment of flu and cold from the point of view of the subjects in the municipality of Boa Vista do Ramos e Parintins. The study was conducted in both municipalities. The questionnaires were applied to a target audience and contained questions directly, addressing the location, age, sex, school level, time of using the honey, the time of use and mixing, etc. from the interviews, the subjects claim to have traditional knowledge about the use of bee honey through the times passed on to older people and relatives and some of their parents.