The use of medicinal plants in Primary Health Care in Mossoró/RN: contribution to prescribers

• Autor(a) principal: Vale , Clara Maria Germano Cidrack do
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Freitas , Vitoria Fior de, Silva , Adria Raiane de Souza, Rocha , Murilo Tomaz, Casimiro , Laura de Quadros, Borges , Lucas Henrique Mendonca Uchoa, Lima , Emanuel Kennedy Feitosa, Câmara , Carlos Campos, Brito, Teresinha Silva de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Fitos
• Texto Completo: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/1071
• topic: Plantas medicinais; Fitoterapia; Etnofarmacologia; Atenção primária à saúde; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy; Ethnopharmacology; Primary health care

The study aimed to investigate the use of medicinal plants by users at Primary Health Care in Mossoró, RN, Brazil. It was performed a survey by interview using a semi-structured questionnaire applying to 100 participants, 84% of them reported to use of medicinal plants, mainly for digestive, respiratory, mental, and behavioral disorders. 54 plant species were cited, the most frequent were Plectranthus barbatus, Peumus boldus, Mentha spp., Lippia alba, Melissa officinalis, Cymbopogon citratus, Matricaria chamomilla, and Plectranthus amboinicus. The specie with the highest value of use was Cymbopogon citratus and mental and behavioral disorders the category of greatest consensus among informants. The most used plant part was the leaf while the main preparation form was the tea. Most of the medicinal species reported are described in official compendia, such as Phytotherapeutic Formulary and Phytotherapeutic Memento of the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia. Knowledge about validated medicinal plants is useful to the prescribing professionals to guide the rational and correct use of these plants, mainly because are used as home remedies.