MEDICINAL AND HERBAL PLANTS IN THE UNIVERSE OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICES: A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Maria Valéria Chaves de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lima, Thaina Jacome Andrade de, Oliveira, Kalyane Kelly Duarte de, Ferreira, Vaniely Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• DOI: 10.31011/reaid-2021-v.95-n.36-art.1167
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1167
• topic: Atenção primária à saúde; Terapias complementares; Pessoal de saúde; Primary health care; Complementary therapies; Health personnel

Objective: to investigate the scientific production on the use of medicinal plants and herbal medicines in relation to the use of other integrative and complementary practices (PICs). Method: Bibliometric review, descriptive with a quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out in April 2020 at the Virtual Health Library. Results: 81 articles were selected, 28.17% published in 2017. The year of publications is related to the inclusion of more practices in the policy of integrative and complementary practices. The groups most cited in the studies of Medicinal Plants and herbal medicines are: users in general 38.24% of the total, nurses with 20.59% and women 14.71%. Conclusion: it is stated that PICS, as well as medicinal plants and herbal medicines are practices that have all the potential to strengthen the promotion, prevention and cure of health in SUS, however as any treatment needs space and investments for tests of effectiveness and particularities