MEDICINAL PLANTS USED TO TREAT SINUSITIS IN BRAZIL: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues Santos, Juliana
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Drummond Vieira da Silva, Fabrício, Trindade Marinho Santana, Heliana, Fernandes Neulls, Talita
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scientia Generalis
• Texto Completo: https://scientiageneralis.com.br/index.php/SG/article/view/389
• topic: Plantas medicinais; Etnobotânica; Sinusite; Brasil; Medicinal Plants; Ethnobotany; Sinusitis; Brazil; Plantas medicinales; Etnobotánica; Sinusitis; Brasil

Sinusitis is one of the chronic respiratory diseases that represent one of the biggest health problems worldwide, characterized by inflammation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. A large part of the population with this condition resorts to natural treatments, mainly the use of medicinal plants, to treat and cure diseases. The objective of this work was to carry out a survey of medicinal plants used in different locations in Brazil for the treatment of sinusitis, through an integrative literature review. Data collection was performed by searching for scientific articles, theses or dissertations in virtual databases: SciELO, Google Scholar and Virtual Health Library. A total of 998 studies were found and a final sample of 40 articles was selected. The regions identified in these were: Northeast (19), North (8), Southeast (5), Midwest (5) and South (3). 86 plants were identified, 32 of which are native to Brazil and 17 are present in RENISUS, being, in total, distributed in 35 families. Among the most used parts and forms of use, leaves (51.25%) and teas (19.57%) were the most mentioned, respectively. Among the species found, the 5 most cited were Luffa operculata Cogn., Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Amburana cearenses (Allemão) A.C.Sm., Mentha arvensis L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. The research carried out demonstrates that the vast majority of plants popularly used for sinusitis they do not have scientific evidence in the literature and only L. operculata Cogn. presents published studies with positive effects and only in tests carried out in vitro.