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- Title
Levantamento e frequência de uso de plantas medicinais por pacientes hipertensos e diabéticos.
- Authors
de Bortoli Shirabayashi, Jaqueline; Carolina Amaral, Eduarda; Ratti da Silva, Gustavo; Fontes Soares, Andréia; Schiavoni Bortoloti, Durcelina; Wietzikoski Lovato, Evellyn Claudia; dos Reis Lívero, Francislaine Aparecida
- Abstract
In addition to drug treatment, many patients use medicinal plants to treat hypertension and diabetes, often without knowledge of efficacy and safety. Thus, this research investigated the prevalence of the use of medicinal plants by diabetic and hypertensive patients and analyzed its association with sociodemographic variables. An epidemiological, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 300 hypertensive and diabetic patients attended by the Ouro Branco health unit, in Umuarama-PR, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and on the use of medicinal plants. Most patients were women, with low education and family income. Regarding the use of medicinal plants, 27 species were mentioned, but only 7.7% patients used them in a recommended manner. Hypertensive and diabetic patients make use of medicinal plants without knowledge of the correct preparation and the potential of these species to cause adverse effects.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 2, p319
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n2e8237