Open AccessExercício físico e plantas medicinais: fonte promissora para a promoção da saúde?
Author(s) -
Lúcio Marques Vieira Souza,
Joedson Santos,
Silvan Silva de Araújo,
Anderson Carlos Marçal,
Charles dos Santos Estevam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista brasileira de fisiologia do exercício/revista brasileira de fisiologia do exercício
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2675-1372
pISSN - 1677-8510
DOI - 10.33233/rbfex.v19i4.4013
Subject(s) - humanities , philosophy
In view of the high consumption and phytotherapic medicines available on the market for use associated with exercise, from a nutritional point of view, it is extremely important to prove the safety of their use in order to avoid intoxication. In addition, the application of medicinal and phytotherapic plants associated with physical exercise presents another alternative resource to improve performance and attenuate the harmful effects caused by high-intensity exercise. Therefore, the adoption of physical exercises associated with the ingestion of supplements from plants with medicinal properties is suggested as important possibilities for health maintenance and promotion, both in pathology and in physical performance and in the mitigation of deleterious damages caused by physiological stress associated with chronic diseases.Keywords: physical exercise, medicinal plants, supplementation, health promotion.