Are medicinal herbs safe? The opinion of plant vendors from Diadema (São Paulo, southeastern Brazil)

Página do item simplificado
dc.contributor.authorLanini, Juliana [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorDuarte-Almeida, Joaquim Mauricio [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorNappo, Solange Aparecida [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorCarlini, Elisaldo Araujo [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-14T13:43:35Z
dc.date.available2015-06-14T13:43:35Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01
dc.description.abstractMedicinal plants (MP) have been used world-wide for the treatment or prevention of health conditions and due to their natural origin; they have been historically considered harmless. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with an intentional sample of twenty plant vendors in the city of Diadema to explore their knowledge and beliefs on the safety and efficacy of MP. Different levels of perceptions about the safety of MP were found, varying from completely safe to completely harmful. The majority of the interviewees declared that if herbs have an effect, they are also likely to have a side effect, depending on many factors such as dosage, concomitant use of other drugs, characteristics of the plant material and consumer related factors, specially those related to pregnant women, children and elderly people. Thirty-nine unexpected events related to 21 species of MP were reported. One case of serious gastrointestinal disease related to the consumption of a contaminated slim mixture was also described. Adverse events and other problems that result from MP are relatively uncommon, but they are almost certainly underreported and occur more often than acknowledged. This study strengthens the call for further research and educational efforts into this complex area.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Psicobiologia
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUNIFESP, Depto. de Psicobiologia
dc.description.sourceSciELO
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipAssociação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP)
dc.format.extent21-28
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000188
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, v. 22, n. 1, p. 21-28, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000188
dc.identifier.fileS0102-695X2012000100004.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0102-695X
dc.identifier.scieloS0102-695X2012000100004
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/6950
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000297789400004
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectmedicinal herbsen
dc.subjectplant vendorsen
dc.subjectqualitative researchen
dc.subjectsafetyen
dc.titleAre medicinal herbs safe? The opinion of plant vendors from Diadema (São Paulo, southeastern Brazil)en
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
Arquivos
Pacote Original
Agora exibindo 1 - 1 de 1
Imagem de Miniatura
Nome:
S0102-695X2012000100004.pdf
Tamanho:
682.01 KB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Descrição:
Baixar
Coleções
EPM - Artigos