Use of medicinal plants by teachers, students and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Lustosa, Eliane Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Nóbrega, Emmanuelle de Kássia, Silva, Lucas de Brito, Marinho, Maria Cecília Pereira, Araújo, Ozanna Soares Medeiros de, Alves, Yasmim Radija de Andrade, Araújo, Darly Silva de, Sousa, Aleson Pereira de, Brito Junior, Luciano de, Oliveira Filho, Abrahão Alves de, Almeida, Maria das Graças Veloso Marinho de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/19071
• topic: Acute respiratory infections; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy; COVID-19.; Infecciones respiratorias agudas; Plantas medicinales; Fitoterapia; COVID-19.; Infecções respiratórias agudas; Plantas medicinais; Fitoterapia; COVID-19.

This article aims to report the experience of an extension project carried out by teachers and students at the Federal University of Campina Grande in a school community in the city of São Mamede, Paraíba. The project aimed to raise community awareness about the use of medicinal plants used to control acute respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The target audience were teachers, students and their families from Escola Cidadã Integral Técnica Serafico Nóbrega, in the city of São Mamede/PB. Initially, there were synchronous meetings with participants and supervisors for the planning and elaboration of activities that would be developed during the period of validity of the project. Subsequently, extension workers carried out a research based on the literature on medicinal plants, with ten plants capable of helping in the treatment or prevention of acute respiratory infections being selected. Afterwards, materials such as pamphlets, texts and videos about the theme were prepared, being posted on the Google Classroom® platform, and lectures were given through the Google Meet® platform. A profile on social networks (Instagram®) was also developed, which allowed for a greater reach of information. Therefore, the project was successful in its conduct since the target audience was educated and participated in the activities, which enabled the assimilation of knowledge in relation to the use of medicinal plants, uniting popular and scientific knowledge.