Carvalho, Ana MariaRamos, Margarida TeloMartins, Maria ElisabeteFrazão-Moreira, Amélia2008-09-242008-09-242008Symposium of Brazilian Medicinal Plants. XX. São Paulo, 2008. International Congress of Ethnopharmacology. Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/908For the last eight years (2000-2008), three research ethnobotanical projects* have been carried out in 36 rural communities from the north-eastern region of Portugal, Trás-os-Montes, in order to document and report traditional plant knowledge and uses (TK). This presentation synthesises the main results related to the medicinal uses of the wild flora, highlighting the most quoted species, homemade medicines and ritual plants involved in therapy.engPAMTEKMedicinal plantsEtnobotânica portuguesaconference object