Plantas medicinais no tratamento da febre Chikungunya.

Abstract

Chikungunya fever, characterized as a febrile infectious disease, is an arbovirus whose etiological agent is the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and has become an important public health problem in countries where epidemics occur. The present work proposed to investigate the medicinal plants for treatment of chikungunya fever, with approaches that aim to contribute to the rational use of medicinal plants and phytotherapeutics in the treatment of infection. The study was approached through an integrative literature review model, in the scientific databases Lilacs, SciELO, Scopus (Elsevier), Pubmed, and the VHL, using the descriptors Chikungunya Fever, Herbal Medicines, National Health Programs, Medicinal Plants, and their translations into English. Initially, 1,627 studies published between 2017 and 2023 were found, and after applying exclusion criteria, 8 articles were selected, 13 plant species with antiviral activity, with Uncaria tomentosa, Bidens pilosa and Arpagophytum procumbens being the most cited by the authors. Through this study, it was possible to assess the current state of scientific production on the proposed topic, contributing to the foundation for future research that supports the rational use of medicinal plants and herbal medicines in the treatment of chikungunya fever.