Medicinal plants among riverside Community Health Agents: knowledge, use, form of preparation and indication
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.78314Keywords:
Amazonian Ecosystem, Rural Population, Community Health Workers, Plants, MedicinalAbstract
Objective: to describe knowledge, use, form of preparation and indication for health problems of medicinal plants among community health agents from the riverside region. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study among 117 community health agents from the riverside, carried out between August and November 2018, on the habits of consumption of medicinal plants, use associated with industrialized medicines, learning, part used, form of preparation, indication and health problems. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: the most commonly used medicinal plants were Capim Santo (Cymbopogon citratus) (11.1%), Erva Cidreira (Melissa officinalis) (9.3%) and Boldo (Vernonia condensata) (6.5%). There was a significant association between plant consumption and age, schooling, health problems and plants in the yard. Conclusion: the development of strategies to promote knowledge about medicinal plants and their appropriate use among riverine CHAs can promote self-care in remote areas of the Brazilian Amazon.
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