Etnobotânica E Uso Medicinal Da Pimenta Malagueta (Capsicum Frutescens L.) Pelos Horticultores E Consumidores Da Horta Comunitária Da Vila Poty, Teresina, Piauí, Brasil / Ethnobotany and Medicinal Use Pepper Chilli (Capsicum frutescens L.) by horticulturi

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This study describes the ethnobotanical practices of horticulturists and consumers surrounding chili pepper (malagueta pepper, Capsicum frutescens L.), cultivated at the Vila Poti municipal community garden in southeastern Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. Information gathered on pepper production reported various purposes and methods of medicinal use of different plant parts, applied for ailments otherwise treated with industrial pharmacological medication. The study characterizes these as traditional knowledge with anthropological elements that go beyond systematized science, functioning as an identity marker of the human-environment relationship in cultural production.