Action of Lippia sidoides Cham on infections of the pharynx, oral cavity and dental problems: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Rodhes Geovana de Almeida
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Fiamma Acsa de Siqueira, Agreles, Maria Anndressa Alves, Cavalcanti, Iago Dillion Lima, Pereira, Marcela Araújo, Martins, René Duarte, Cavalcanti, Isabella Macário Ferro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/26537
• topic: Lippia sidoides Cham; Infecção de faringe; Infecção de cavidade oral.; Lippia sidoides Cham; Infección faríngea; Infección de la cavidad oral.; Lippia sidoides Cham; Pharyngeal infection; Oral cavity infection.

The aim of this study was to review the literature on the use of the plant Lippia sidoides Cham in the treatment of pharyngeal and oral cavity infections. Thus, a literature search was carried out based on articles indexed in international virtual libraries, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Academic Google and Capes Journal Portal. The descriptors used were: Lippia sidoides Cham, infections of the pharynx and oral cavity, and their English counterparts. Lippia sidoides Cham belongs to the verbenaceae family and is popularly known as pepper rosemary. In folk medicine, this plant is mainly used as an infusion to treat infections of the mouth and throat. The therapeutic properties of this plant are related to the major constituents carvacrol and thymol, since these molecules have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal and antibacterial action. The studies prove the antibacterial and antifungal properties of the extracts and essential oil of this plant against cariogenic bacteria strains, such as Streptococcus mutans and against strains of different Candida species, which is the main fungus related to infections in the oral cavity. However, although Lippia sidoides Cham is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of infections related to the pharynx, data and clinical studies to support this practice are lacking. Thus, it is concluded that the extract of the plant Lippia sidoides Cham is widely used and marketed for infections related to the pharynx, oral cavity and dental problems.