Medicina popular: benefícios e malefícios das plantas medicinais

Abstract

Descriptive study which aims to verify if the herbalist offer the information correct for the use of the medicinal plants; if they give for the customers concerning the possible poisonings or interaction with the allopathic guide and also if there is a criteria for the commercialization of the phytotherapics. A questionnaire was used containing open and closed questions involving aspects of the performance of the herbalists with the phytotherapics. The herbalists know the majority of the medicinal plants, however, there are some gaps concerning the correct indication of these products, of the collateral effect and toxicities. The herbalist lack to better know the principles of the grass, the therapeutically indications active, to guide the users concerning the possible pharmacological interactions or medicaments poisonings and regarding the cleanness, storage, time of useful life and contraindications of the product.

Conhecimento sobre plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos de agentes comunitários de saúde de Ijuí/RS Knowledge on medicinal plants and herbal medicines by community health agents of Ijuí/RS

“…França, Souza and Baptista, as a misconception, point out the lack of toxicity of the plants because there are variety of medicinal plants, and the benefits that can be generated with its consumption can cause toxicity by the presence of pharmacologically active and toxic constituents, which can cause health risks. 18 Some ACS reported that there are plants harmful to the health of pregnant women, causing miscarriage. Rodrigues and colleagues report that many plants used in daily life have aggressive substances, providing toxicological risks.…”

Utilização de medicamentos fitoterápicos e plantas medicinais em diferentes segmentos da sociedade

“…Todavia, o uso deve ser precedido por criteriosa identificação e classificação botânica a fim de evitar a indução de erros e problemas durante a utilização. Muitas vezes os profissionais de saúde associam o uso destes medicamentos com os medicamentos alopáticos França et al, (2008), o que pode gerar riscos, uma vez que diversas interações têm sido descritas entre fitoterápicos e fármacos quimicamente definidos, algumas associadas à modulação da atividade enzimática no sítio de atuação (FRANCO, 2003).…”

Chemical composition of faveleira (Cnidoscolus phyllacanthus) seeds collected in different seasons

“…Faveleira has several uses, including recovery of degraded areas, human and animal (goats, cattle, and sheep) feed, medicinal, wood, and fuel (Arriel et al, 2004;França et al, 2008;Pordeus Neto et al, 2009).…”