[Popular medicine: benefits and drawbacks of medicinal plants].
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.
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Departamento de Enfermagem, Campina Grande, PB.
Inácia Sátiro Xavier
IS
de França
Jeová Alves
JA
de Souza
Rosilene Santos
RS
Baptista
Virgínia Rossana de Sousa
VR
Britto
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects