Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Alexandre Rocha Alves
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Velho, Ana Paula Machado, Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia, Szerwieski, Laura Ligiana Dias, Cortez, Lucia Elaine Ranieri
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3488
Resumo: Objective: identify the traditional use of medicinal plants by the elderly. Methods: exploratory and descriptive study conducted in the Intermunicipal Consortium on Health. Three hundred and fifty-one questionnaires were applied to the elderly to survey socio-demographic information and issues related to plants. Results: the use of plants was reported by 78.4% of the elderly, and these were collected in backyards. The most often cited plants were mint, boldo, fennel, lemongrass and chamomile. Regarding the reason for use, 33.3% participants said that “it’s not harmful to health”, 61.8% usually indicate the use to other people. Most elderly make use of plants in a safe manner, and these are present in the daily lives of these people as a therapeutic method. Conclusion: the elderly make use of medicinal plants as an important therapeutic resource.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
title Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
spellingShingle Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
Pereira, Alexandre Rocha Alves
Plants
Medicinal
Aged
Health of the Elderly
Nursing.
title_short Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
title_full Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
title_fullStr Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
title_full_unstemmed Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
title_sort Traditional use of medicinal plants by elderly
author Pereira, Alexandre Rocha Alves
author_facet Pereira, Alexandre Rocha Alves
Velho, Ana Paula Machado
Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia
Szerwieski, Laura Ligiana Dias
Cortez, Lucia Elaine Ranieri
author_role author
author2 Velho, Ana Paula Machado
Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia
Szerwieski, Laura Ligiana Dias
Cortez, Lucia Elaine Ranieri
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira, Alexandre Rocha Alves
Velho, Ana Paula Machado
Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia
Szerwieski, Laura Ligiana Dias
Cortez, Lucia Elaine Ranieri
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Plants
Medicinal
Aged
Health of the Elderly
Nursing.
topic Plants
Medicinal
Aged
Health of the Elderly
Nursing.
description Objective: identify the traditional use of medicinal plants by the elderly. Methods: exploratory and descriptive study conducted in the Intermunicipal Consortium on Health. Three hundred and fifty-one questionnaires were applied to the elderly to survey socio-demographic information and issues related to plants. Results: the use of plants was reported by 78.4% of the elderly, and these were collected in backyards. The most often cited plants were mint, boldo, fennel, lemongrass and chamomile. Regarding the reason for use, 33.3% participants said that “it’s not harmful to health”, 61.8% usually indicate the use to other people. Most elderly make use of plants in a safe manner, and these are present in the daily lives of these people as a therapeutic method. Conclusion: the elderly make use of medicinal plants as an important therapeutic resource.
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