2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342003000400010
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O uso da fitoterapia no cuidado de crianças com até cinco anos em área central e periférica da cidade de São Paulo

Abstract: This research evaluated the use of phytotherapy in children who attend a Health Center in an urban area and a Health Center in the suburbs of São Paulo city. This is an exploratory and descriptive study with 120 mothers who attend two Health Centers (60 mothers in the urban area and another 60 in the suburbs), during December 2001. After receiving approval from the Ethics Committee, the mothers were individually interviewed and it was confirmed that 79 (66%) of them frequently used chamomile, fennel and pepper… Show more

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“…For some old civilizations, the cure provided by medicinal plants had a magical and supernatural element. Others have believed that these plants acted on the "astral body", producing physiological and paranormal phenomena (ALZUGARAY & ALZUGARAY, 1996). Medicinal plants had and still have magical-religious meaning for some people (CORDEIRO, 2005;RATES, 2001).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For some old civilizations, the cure provided by medicinal plants had a magical and supernatural element. Others have believed that these plants acted on the "astral body", producing physiological and paranormal phenomena (ALZUGARAY & ALZUGARAY, 1996). Medicinal plants had and still have magical-religious meaning for some people (CORDEIRO, 2005;RATES, 2001).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…World Health Organization (WHO) has been promoting the use of alternative therapies integrated with technical knowledge of Western Medicine since 1976 (ALVES & SILVA, 2003). According to WHO, about 85% of the world population uses phytotherapeutic medicines for therapeutic purposes (OLIVEIRA et al, 2006).…”
Section: Popular Use Of Phytotherapeutics and Its Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, emotional aspects involved in care within the family context allow these adolescent women to adopt these resources. Indeed, social networks composed by the family and neighbors are effective for the exchange and promotion of popular health practices (17) . By recognizing these self-care popular practices, nurses can keep this wisdom, adding scientific knowledge to the popular one (18) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…De acordo com o Relatório do Seminário Internacional das Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em Saúde, além de médicos e farmacêuticos, outros profissionais da área de saúde podem prescrever Fitoterápicos 22 . Os resultados mostram o crescimento do uso de métodos alternativos pelos enfermeiros 23 . Em contrapartida, o profissional que menos prescreve fitoterápicos é o odontólogo 24 .…”
Section: Prescrição De Fitoterápicos E Profissionais Atuantesunclassified