August 9, 2025Saúde em RedesOpen Access

Cadê a nossa fitoterapia tradicional brasileira? Uma escrevivência autoetnográfica sobre saberes tradicionais, racismo e colonialidades

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Qualitative analysis of traditional knowledge and health practices in Brazil, highlighting racism and colonialities.

The analysis reveals that public policies for medicinal plants often overlook traditional Brazilian phytotherapy.
Findings show that current practices in phytotherapy subordinate traditional knowledge to Western science, perpetuating inequality.
Utilizing autoethnography, insights are drawn from the lived experiences of a Black herbalist's granddaughter to understand these issues.
The study emphasizes the need for decolonization of health knowledge to truly acknowledge and integrate traditional phytotherapy.

Soares et al. (2025) studied this question.

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