Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension

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Autor(a) principal: Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Bernardino, Amanda, Martins, René Duarte
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000600002
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2856
Resumo: Objective: to describe the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of high blood pressure for people with hypertension enrolled in the Family Health Program in a city in Pernambuco State. Methods: a descriptive study, whose data were obtained through semi-structured interview script applied to 172 patients. Results: the use of medicinal plants for hypertension control was reported by 39.5%, of which 57.4% used only one medicinal plant. Among the species cited, there was predominant use of chayote [Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.-34.8%]. Conclusion:medicinal plants constitute an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of hypertension. However, there is need for monitoring of handling and listed species. 
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
title Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
spellingShingle Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Hypertension
Plants
Medicinal
Phytotherapy
Ethnobotany.
Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Hypertension
Plants
Medicinal
Phytotherapy
Ethnobotany.
title_short Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
title_full Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
title_fullStr Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
title_full_unstemmed Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
title_sort Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension
author Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
author_facet Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Bernardino, Amanda
Martins, René Duarte
Bernardino, Amanda
Martins, René Duarte
author_role author
author2 Bernardino, Amanda
Martins, René Duarte
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nunes, Marília Gabrielle Santos
Bernardino, Amanda
Martins, René Duarte
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hypertension
Plants
Medicinal
Phytotherapy
Ethnobotany.
topic Hypertension
Plants
Medicinal
Phytotherapy
Ethnobotany.
description Objective: to describe the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of high blood pressure for people with hypertension enrolled in the Family Health Program in a city in Pernambuco State. Methods: a descriptive study, whose data were obtained through semi-structured interview script applied to 172 patients. Results: the use of medicinal plants for hypertension control was reported by 39.5%, of which 57.4% used only one medicinal plant. Among the species cited, there was predominant use of chayote [Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.-34.8%]. Conclusion:medicinal plants constitute an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of hypertension. However, there is need for monitoring of handling and listed species. 
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