Applicability of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) as a potential herbal medicine in Dentistry: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Goes, Vitor Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Palmeira, Júlia Tavares, Alves, Maria Ruhama Ferreira, Silva, Quemuel Pereira da, Moura, Ana Beatriz Rodrigues, Andrade, Mateus Araújo, Nunes, Itamar da Silva, Figueiredo, Camila Helena Machado da Costa, Sátyro, Marcos Andrei da Silva Alves, Guênes, Gymenna Maria Tenório, Oliveira-Filho, Abrahão Alves de, Medeiros, Luanna Diniz Melquiades de, Penha, Elizandra Silva da, Alves, Maria Angélica Sátyro Gomes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/4767
• topic: Fitoterapia; Rosmarinus; Odontología; Placa dental.; Fitoterapia; Rosmarinus; Odontologia; Placa dentária.; Phytotherapy; Rosmarinus; Dentistry; Dental plaque.

There is a constant search for drugs to fight infections effectively. Herbal medicines are presented as options that, in addition to having great therapeutic potential, generally have low cost. Literature data show that rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) has antimicrobial activity. Thus, the objective of this work was, through the existing literature, to verify whether R. officinalis has therapeutic and antimicrobial properties in pathological conditions of the oral cavity, and can be used for treatments of mouth infections. In the present review, the databases used for screening were: Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SCIELO) and PubMED, using the following descriptors: "Rosemary" "Rosmarinus officinalis", "Antimicrobial action", "application in Dentistry", “Phytotherapy in Dentistry”, isolated or in combination, in Portuguese and English. The studies were analyzed according to the year of publication, publication period and results found. Among the researches evaluated, only 3 did not show significant results regarding their antimicrobial action. In other studies, it was found to be effective against fungi, bacteria, viral agents and to inhibit the formation of oral biofilms. Thus, the literature points to the effectiveness of R. officinalis as an antimicrobial in relation to fungi and pathogenic bacteria in the mouth, having a clinical application in the treatment and prevention of diseases of the oral cavity.