Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Among the medicinal purposes for which plants have been used is the treatment of “nerves". The objective of this study was to search for species of plants used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil) for the relief of symptoms related to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Twenty-seven ethnobotanical studies were compiled, in which a total of 94 species were cited. The five most cited species were Cymbopogon citratus (81.5 %), Melissa officinalis (77.7 %), Aloysia citriodora (66.6 %), Matricaria chamomilla (62.9 %) and Passiflora edulis (51.8 %). Scientific studies have corroborated the popular use of these plants as sedatives, but most studies are preclinical and very few have been clinical (M. chamomilla and M. officinalis), and these were mainly exploratory or were performed against placebo. In addition to efficacy data, there are also indications of toxicity for M. chamomilla and P. edulis. In conclusion, there is a great diversity of plant species used in the treatment of symptoms related to CNS disorders, and they are most frequently used as a sedative. Data indicate that M. officinalis possesses clinical efficacy in the treatment of symptoms associated with anxiety without signs of toxicity. |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazilcentral nervous system disordersethnobotanypopular medicinesedativetoxicityABSTRACT Among the medicinal purposes for which plants have been used is the treatment of “nerves". The objective of this study was to search for species of plants used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil) for the relief of symptoms related to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Twenty-seven ethnobotanical studies were compiled, in which a total of 94 species were cited. The five most cited species were Cymbopogon citratus (81.5 %), Melissa officinalis (77.7 %), Aloysia citriodora (66.6 %), Matricaria chamomilla (62.9 %) and Passiflora edulis (51.8 %). Scientific studies have corroborated the popular use of these plants as sedatives, but most studies are preclinical and very few have been clinical (M. chamomilla and M. officinalis), and these were mainly exploratory or were performed against placebo. In addition to efficacy data, there are also indications of toxicity for M. chamomilla and P. edulis. In conclusion, there is a great diversity of plant species used in the treatment of symptoms related to CNS disorders, and they are most frequently used as a sedative. Data indicate that M. officinalis possesses clinical efficacy in the treatment of symptoms associated with anxiety without signs of toxicity.Sociedade Botânica do Brasil2019-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062019000200269Acta Botanica Brasilica v.33 n.2 2019reponame:Acta Botanica Brasilicainstname:Sociedade Botânica do Brasil (SBB)instacron:SBB10.1590/0102-33062018abb0386info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGross,Andressa VerdumStolz,Eveline DischkalnMüller,Liz GirardiRates,Stela Maris KuzeRitter,Mara Rejaneeng2020-02-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-33062019000200269Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/abb/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpacta@botanica.org.br||acta@botanica.org.br|| f.a.r.santos@gmail.com1677-941X0102-3306opendoar:2020-02-14T00:00Acta Botanica Brasilica - Sociedade Botânica do Brasil (SBB)false |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil Gross,Andressa Verdum central nervous system disorders ethnobotany popular medicine sedative toxicity |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil |
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Gross,Andressa Verdum |
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Gross,Andressa Verdum Stolz,Eveline Dischkaln Müller,Liz Girardi Rates,Stela Maris Kuze Ritter,Mara Rejane |
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Stolz,Eveline Dischkaln Müller,Liz Girardi Rates,Stela Maris Kuze Ritter,Mara Rejane |
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Gross,Andressa Verdum Stolz,Eveline Dischkaln Müller,Liz Girardi Rates,Stela Maris Kuze Ritter,Mara Rejane |
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central nervous system disorders ethnobotany popular medicine sedative toxicity |
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central nervous system disorders ethnobotany popular medicine sedative toxicity |
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ABSTRACT Among the medicinal purposes for which plants have been used is the treatment of “nerves". The objective of this study was to search for species of plants used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil) for the relief of symptoms related to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Twenty-seven ethnobotanical studies were compiled, in which a total of 94 species were cited. The five most cited species were Cymbopogon citratus (81.5 %), Melissa officinalis (77.7 %), Aloysia citriodora (66.6 %), Matricaria chamomilla (62.9 %) and Passiflora edulis (51.8 %). Scientific studies have corroborated the popular use of these plants as sedatives, but most studies are preclinical and very few have been clinical (M. chamomilla and M. officinalis), and these were mainly exploratory or were performed against placebo. In addition to efficacy data, there are also indications of toxicity for M. chamomilla and P. edulis. In conclusion, there is a great diversity of plant species used in the treatment of symptoms related to CNS disorders, and they are most frequently used as a sedative. Data indicate that M. officinalis possesses clinical efficacy in the treatment of symptoms associated with anxiety without signs of toxicity. |
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