Open AccessTRADE AND QUALITY CONTROL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN BRAZIL
Author(s) -
Maria Cristiane Aranha Brito,
Jéssyca Wan Lume da Silva Godinho,
Tálison Taylon Diniz Ferreira,
Tássio Rômulo Silva Araújo Luz,
José Antônio Costa Leite,
Denise Fernandes Coutinho Moraes,
Flávia Maria Mendonça do Amaral
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences/international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-0097
pISSN - 0975-1491
DOI - 10.22159/ijpps.2016v8i10.12983
Subject(s) - medicinal plants , quality (philosophy) , traditional medicine , population , business , ethnic group , pharmacovigilance , microbiology and biotechnology , geography , medicine , environmental health , political science , biology , adverse effect , philosophy , epistemology , law
The use of medicinal plants is influenced by the cultural legacy of popular knowledge of plants with therapeutic purposes, resulting from the ethnic mix of the population, with a strong Indian, European, African, and Asian influence. Other factors, such as difficulties in access the regular health services associated with poor socioeconomic conditions, and easy access to medicinal plants, and/or herbal products have contributed to consolidate herbal medicine as a widely resource used by the population. However, these products, derived from plants do not always possess the sufficient safeguards for their use and have not been proved for their therapeutic safety or quality. Thus, it emphasizes the need for studies on the marketing of medicinal plants, and to evaluate the quality of these products in order to conduct pharmacovigilance, ensure safe and effective use, especially by contributing to the full development of Phytotherapy.