Potential therapeutic effects of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. Aquifoliaceae) consumption for menopausal women: a systematic review

• Autor(a) principal: Moroni, Fábio Tonissi
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Reis, Micaela Lemos, Borges-Moroni, Raquel, Morais, José Fausto de, Cheik, Nadia Carla, Resende, Elmiro Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Fitos
• Texto Completo: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/1257
• topic: Ilex paraguariensis; Terapêutica; Saúde da Mulher; Menopausa; Etnofarmacologia; Fitoterapia; Ilex paraguariensis; Therapeutics; Women's Health; Menopause; Ethnopharmacology; Phytotherapy

This systematic review aims to evaluate the potential therapeutic effects of consuming yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. Aquifoliaceae) for menopausal women. Boolean logical operators and indexers were used: "Ilex paraguariensis" AND "Therapeutics" OR "Disease Prevention" for research on the Virtual Health Library (VHL) platform. The following inclusion criteria were adopted: date of publication (2015 to 2021), language (Portuguese or English), prevention and interventions (Including qualitative and individual participant data reviews). There were 589 results, 195 items were filtered. After, 178 items were disregarded, according to the following exclusion criteria: type of text without free access (10), duplicate text (14) and subjects outside the theme (158). The 13 selected results were grouped according to the follow criteria: a) main applications; b) study type; c) daily dose and route of administration; d) study period; e) main outcomes. Therefore, it can be concluded that it is possible to consume yerba mate (I. paraguariensis) for prevention and complementary treatment of negative outcomes that affect women's health during the menopause period. However, due to reports of toxicity and natural variation, further clinical trials are needed to establish technical criteria in order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of its use in clinical protocols.