Medicinal plants and university extension: experience report in COVID-19 times

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Morgana Maria Sousa Gadêlha de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Cordeiro, Annyelle Anastácio, Melo, Beatriz Simone Monteiro de, Dias, Brenno Anderson Santiago, Sousa, Flávia Regina Galvão de, Matias, Juany de Souto, Figueiredo, Lanna Lidia Monteiro, Deus, Larissa Alves Assunção de, Amorim, Luis Henrique Barbosa Alves, Silva, Maria Isabel Araújo André da, Dias, Maria Ismaela Lima de Barros, Silva, Maria Luysa Almeida da, Rodrigues , Matheus Andrade, Veríssimo, Matheus Harllen Gonçalves, Silva, Nathalia Fernandes da, Pereira, Pauliny Anaiza de Almeida, Pereira, Raquel Dantas, Lins, Rodrigo Barros Esteves, Santos, Vivian Luana Andrade dos, Freitas, Yasmim Christynne Oliveira Reis de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/10812
• topic: Plantas medicinais; Extensão; Fitoterapia; COVID-19.; Plantas medicinales; Fitoterapia; Extensión; COVID-19.; Medicinal plants; Phytoteraphy; Extension; COVID-19.

This article is relevant to report the experience of students of the Dentistry course in a university extension project, developed with public school teachers in conjunction with the City Hall and the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Araruna-PB. The project aims to train students about phytotherapy and its relationship with dentistry, rescuing the use of medicinal plants and enabling future dentists to prescribe plant drugs. It is a descriptive study, an experience report, lived by students of the Dentistry course at the State University of Paraíba (UEPB). The project's methodology consists of training students through short courses, lectures, round tables and practice in the local community. However, given the context of the new Coronavirus pandemic, it became necessary to adapt activities remotely through digital tools such as the Google Meet® platform and the project's social networks. As a result, there was the participation of extension workers in online scientific events, as well as the creation and dissemination of informative content based on scientific articles, thus spreading greater knowledge about the importance of medicinal plants for health. Therefore, it was seen that, even though there were changes regarding the execution of the project, the activities were carried out successfully, resulting in the students' knowledge of scientific knowledge and a closer relationship with the community with the theme addressed, proving the effectiveness of the project. university extension in a pandemic period.