Resgatando saberes populares sobre plantas medicinais em aulas de biologia

Abstract

For decades, plants have been used by communities for a variety of purposes: food, warmth, shelter, clothing and, above all, for medicinal purposes. Traditional knowledge about medicinal plants has been passed down since ancient times. For there to be a dialog between the different types of knowledge in schools, the involvement and commitment of both teachers and the entire school community is essential, in order to make teaching more in line with reality. This article was developed with the aim of analyzing students' perception and understanding of popular/traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge in relation to medicinal plants in their school environment, and relating them to knowledge acquired in botany in Biology classes. Traditional knowledge refers to the knowledge accumulated over time by a particular group according to their lives and experiences. Scientific knowledge is knowledge that has been experimented with, that has undergone various experiences until it is added to science. This study described a brief survey of plants in a state school located in the rural area of the municipality of Simplício Mendes - PI. It was carried out using manual work, such as posters, educational pamphlets, seminars, field classes, medicinal teas, syrups, lickers, etc. The studies carried out address the importance of teaching about medicinal plants and their implementation in the curriculum, enabling teachers to associate the specific concepts applied in Biology and Science with the reality of the students and traditional and popular knowledge, making it possible to improve teaching.