Analysis of the safety profile of herbal medicines in Brazil: literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Galucio, Natasha Costa da Rocha
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Correa, Regianne Maciel dos Santos, Moysés, Daniele de Araújo, Paixão, Paulo Maurício Feliz, Pina , Jeferson Rodrigo Souza, Quemel, Gleicy Kelly China, Vale , Valdicley Vieira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20888
• topic: Segurança; Fitoterápicos; Brasil.; Seguridad; Hierbas medicinales; Brasil.; Security; Herbal Medicines; Brazil.

Herbal medicines have a long history of traditional use in Brazil, however most do not have proven efficacy and safety. The general objective of this research was to analyze the safety profile of herbal medicines in Brazil. This study is justified by the lack of elucidation about the safety of using these products, since some manufacturers of herbal medicines do not have the necessary resources to finance research that support them. The current study was developed through bibliographic research, descriptive, using works from the last ten years, with a search in databases such as Lilacs, SciELO and PubMed, using the keywords: security, herbal medicines and Brazil. The results demonstrate the lack of quality control, mainly microbiological for herbal medicines, and the loosening of inspections in the industry responsible for their production. Thus, there is a need for further studies on herbal medicines, as well as expansion of safety and inspection measures that support them so that the expansion of their applicability is greater, and thus, the therapeutic approach adopted is effective, ensuring less side and adverse effects, as well as preserving user safety.