Fitoterapia popular: a busca instrumental enquanto prática terapêuta

Abstract

Trata-se de um estudo etnobotânico e pesquisa de opinião, cujo objetivo é ampliar o conhecimento sobre a utilização de plantas medicinais pela comunidade do município de Cascavel - PR, visando subsidiar a implantação dos fitoterápicos na rede pública de saúde. A amostra correspondeu a 50 famílias da área de abrangência de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde, selecionadas por amostragem estratificada proporcional. Para a obtenção dos dados optou-se pela pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, utilizando-se entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Como resultado, observou-se que 96% da população amostrada indicou fazer uso de plantas; 271 referências etnobotânicas foram registradas, englobando 75 etnoespécies; 40 propriedades terapêuticas estavam relacionadas ao uso doméstico. A utilização de plantas é bastante difundida e a transferência do conhecimento etnobotânico segue os padrões de comunidades tradicionais, não havendo bloqueios neste processo. Constatou-se que as plantas medicinais para esta comunidade representam um fator importante para a manutenção das condições de saúde, fazendo parte de um saber local preservado.

Medicinal plants profile used by the 3rd District population of Maceió-AL

“…The data presented in this study consolidate what WHO reports, where 80% of the population of developing countries makes use of traditional medicine for their basic health needs, and about 85% of this, uses any plant, their plant extract, their active ingredients and/or their active principles at the medicines composition (Tomazzoni et al, 2006). This trait can be explained due to the fact that the industrialized medicines high cost fosters the use of natural products and the use of medicinal plants has been appreciating in the urban environment, and it may no longer be a habit only from the countryside (Almassy Junior et al, 2005).…”

Probability sampling design in ethnobotanical surveys of medicinal plants

“…Towards this end, probability (Almeida & Albuquerque, 2002;Andrade, 2002;Pechansky et al, 2004;Poss et al, 2005;Cavéchia & Proença, 2007) and non-probability (Tomazzoni, 2004;Tomazzoni et al, 2006;Viganó et al, 2007;Jesus et al, 2009;Silva et al, 2010a) sampling methods are often used.…”

Difficulties faced by nurses on the applicability of phytotherapy in the basic attention: an integrative review

“…Historical references show reports on medicinal plants in almost all civilizations, the first reference to the use of plants as medicine found in Chinese work, referring to 2800 BC. 2 In Brazil, the use of plants to treat diseases showed influences of African, Indigenous and European cultures. Records indicate that the Portuguese doctors first who came here, due to the scarcity of medicines used in Europe were forced to realize early on the importance of plant medicines used by indigenous peoples.…”

“…Records indicate that the Portuguese doctors first who came here, due to the scarcity of medicines used in Europe were forced to realize early on the importance of plant medicines used by indigenous peoples. [1][2] The herbal medicine consists thus a link of complementary therapies, which are techniques aimed at health care for the individual, whether in prevention, treatment or cure, considering the man as a whole rather than a set of isolated parts. With the development of the pharmaceutical industry and the paradigm shift in the construction of knowledge in health, this use has decreased, but in recent decades, natural and complementary therapies have expanded around the world, which may be related to: the high price of private medical care, high cost of manufactured drugs, precariousness of assistance and the tradition of using plants as therapeutic supplement.…”

“…3 Moreover, the need of the population for control of their own body and restoring their health, taking health practices for themselves and family, associated to the dangers of abusive and irrational use of pharmaceuticals is leading to a greater search for complementary and integrative practices, in particular, phytotherapy. 2 In this context, these practices should be widely internalized by health professionals, in particular the staff of the Family Health Strategy (FHS), because they are the professionals most accessible to the public and the most knowledgeable of popular knowledge, by the proximity to the everyday life of these families. And within the FHS team give particular emphasis to the professional nurse, for his strong relationship with the practices of prevention and health promotion.…”