This study was carried out at the José Milanese Municipal Ecological Park (PEMJM), located in Mina União, municipality of Criciúma, state of Santa Catarina - Brazil, aiming to do an ethnobotanical survey of the 31 medicinal trees described by Figueiró-Leandro & Citadini-Zanette (2008) in the PEMJM together with the surrounding residents of that park, who possess knowledge of medicinal plants. The data were collected from February to April 2008 through semi-structured interviews, which were held in the houses of the respondents. From 31 medicinal trees present in the Park, 14 were mentioned by the respondents, giving to such trees 42 therapeutic indications. The most used pharmacogens were the leaves (76.25%) and barks (12.5%), and among the ways of preparation the most revealing ones were in the form of decoction (36.25%) and infusion (28.75%). In relation to therapeutic indications, three tree species were mentioned: Casearia sylvestris Sw. and Jacaranda puberula Cham. with nine indications, and Zollernia ilicifolia (Brongn.) Vogel with eight indications. Many of the therapeutic indications reported in this study are not in the literature verified by Figueiró-Leandro & Citadini-Zanette (2008), which shows the necessity of carrying out more research studies on such plants and the importance of registering popular information.
folk knowledge; medicinal plants; Atlantic Forest; South of the state of Santa Catarina
