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- Title
MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS.
- Authors
Piriz, Manuelle Arias; Mesquita, Marcos Klering; Ceolin, Teila; Lopes, Caroline Vasconcellos; Heck, Rita Maria
- Abstract
Objective: to list the main medicinal plants used by ecological farmers from southern Rio Grande do Sul in the supplementary treatment of diabetes mellitus. Method: it was performed a study with qualitative approach of exploratory and descriptive kind. The study subjects were farmers who sell their products at the ecological fair of Pelotas. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire. The interviews were recorded with consent of farmers and the plants were georeferenced and photographed for taxonomic identification. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine at 072/2007 opinion. Results: ten plants were mentioned in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. According to the literature, six of them had positive results in animals or humans as hypoglycemiants, and the other plants are indicated to treat various other symptoms. Conclusion: medicinal plants can act as an adjuvant of the medicamentous therapy in reducing glicemy of the disease carriers, taking into account the legal and safe precepts for using and importance of nurses in advising on the correct use of these therapies.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TREATMENT of diabetes; AGRICULTURAL laborers; BLOOD sugar; DIABETES; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICINAL plants; METABOLIC regulation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; RURAL health; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF medication; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 7, p1726
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.1262-12560-1-LE.0507201123