Fitoterapia e o processo de prática do cuidado farmacêutico em uma unidade básica de saúde no município de Cuité/PB, Brasil.

Abstract

Medicinal plants are inserted in the family context for the treatment of diseases since centuries past, when technological resources, knowledge and the breadth of access to pharmacotherapy were certainly scarcer. By strong tradition, its use has reached the current times, but there are many inconsistencies about this therapy in society, the which leads to complications to the health of the population. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to understand the importance of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases of the Cuite population, to promote improvements and safety in use, through care pharmacist, increasing the quality of life of users. The research was carried out by application of a data collection instrument (questionnaire) for characterization sociodemographic and the use of medicinal plants. This project was submitted and

approved by CEP/HUAC/UFCG, opinion 3.021.954. Among the results obtained, 82.5% of UBS patients use medicinal plants and of these, 89.1% are from

women; predominant audience between 18 and 29 years old (27.6%); low level of education (48.7%); 55.8% also use medication and 57.1% of patients said use plants frequently, the main route of administration being oral (94.2%). Furthermore, information passed from generation to generation through knowledge popular (86.6%), being the boldo (Peumus boldus Molina) 45.5%, lemon balm (Lippia alba - Mill.) N.E.Br.) 41.7%, capim santo (Cymbopogon citratus -DC.) 34.6%, Chamomile (Matricaria suaveolens L.) 33.3%, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) and elderberry (Sambucus nigra) 15.4%, Eucalyptus (Eucaliptus globulos) 7.7% and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officillis) 7.1% the most cited species for medicinal use. Given what was obtained, it was observed timely the role of the pharmacist in pharmaceutical care for the promotion of education in health, resulting in the production of the pharmacotherapeutic guide and its presentation in a workshop promoted for UBS users and employees. Studies like this benefit the community in promoting rationality in the use of medicinal plants, so that it becomes effective as an integrative and complementary practice to medicine, with positive impact on the quality of life of the population and on the value and importance of pharmacist as a health-promoting agent.