Fito-partner Schools: Health, Environment and Education by Managing Medicinal Plants

• Autor(a) principal: Magalhães-Fraga, S. A. P.
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, M. F. S.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Fitos
• Texto Completo: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/107
• topic: Saúde; Desenvolvimento; Sustentável; Plantas Medicinais; Escolas; Health; Sustainable Development; Medicinal Plants; Schools

On June 22, 2006, the federal government approved the National Policy on Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines. This policy has guidelines are essential to improving people’s access to medicinal plants in a safe, social inclusion and regional planning, and sustainable use of Brazilian biodiversity. Because school is a place of formation of future citizens and education is an indispensable element of transformation, the present work through participatory management aims to bring the schools and in their educational environment to promote health and sustainable development using herbal theme generator.Students conduct a survey of medicinal plants used by their parents or guardians and from the data obtained will build a medicinal garden, a herbarium and learn practical composting. Also visit other institutions with projects related to medicinal plants. In addition, parents and caregivers with knowledge of medicinal plants have the opportunity to organize and hold events. All activities will serve as a tool for educators to discuss matters in accordance with the contents presented in the classroom. Thus, we believe we are contributing to the formation of concerned citizens, leaders and participants, increasing self-esteem from the time that they feel part of the project and contribute to the implementation of the guidelines of National Program on Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines meeting the demands of local communities the rescue of knowledge relating to medicinal plants already used by the local community and explain about its correct use.