Open AccessPlantas medicinais utilizadas como calmantes por agricultores ecológicos da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Author(s) -
Teila Ceolin,
Rita María Heck,
Rosa Lía Barbieri,
Andrieli Daiane Zdanski de Souza,
Walter Fagundes Rodrigues,
Marisa Vanini
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
revista de enfermagem ufpe on line
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1981-8963
DOI - 10.5205/reuol.581-3802-1-rv.0304200931
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , medicinal plants , medicine
Objective: to identify the medicinal plants used as with sedative effects by families of ecological farmers from Southern Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Methods: this is a qualitative study, exploratory and descriptive approach, and the data were collected from January to May 2009. Eight families of farmers were participants which were residents in Pelotas, Morro Redondo, Canguçu and Arroio do Padre cities. This study was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of the Medicine Faculty of the Federal University of Pelotas (072/2007). Results: it was found citations of 196 medicinal plants, some native and other exotic, and seven elixirs. From these, twelve plants (Lactuca sativa L., Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Tronc., Chamomilla recutita L., Cymbopogon citratus (DC.), Aloysia triphylla Royle, Aristolochia cymbifera Mart. & Zucc., Ageratum conyzoides L., Eucalyptus sp., Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Passiflora caerulea L., Melissa officinalis L., Cunila microcephala Benth.), and one elixir were mentioned as having soothing effect. Conclusion: the nurse can work in guidelines the use of medicinal plants aimed at health promotion, prevention and treatment of diseases. It is essential the enlargement of the pharmacological studies on plants used by popular knowledge in health care. Descriptores: nursing; health policy; health promotion; rural; anxiety.