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0280/2017 - The use of phytotherapy in pregnancy: a global overview.
O uso da fitoterapia durante a gestação: um panorama global.

Author:

• Bruce Soares Cardoso - Cardoso, BS - <brucecardoso@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Vanessa Cristiane Santana Amaral - Amaral, VCS - <amaral.vcs@gmail.com>


Abstract:

This study aims to present an integrative review of the prevalence of use of phytotherapy during pregnancy. A review of the topic was made by searching data bases such as Scielo, Medline and Science Direct using descriptors: \"herbal and pregnancy\", \"plant and gestation\", with their respective terms in Portuguese. Forty-six articles published between 2000 and 2015 met the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria and were included in this review. Of these, 11 were carried out in Europe, 10 in Asia, 5 in Africa, 3 in Oceania, 16 in America and only one was a multinational study. In most of these (67.39%), the interview method was used. A substantial variability in the prevalence of phytotherapy use was reported in the articles. In addition, camomile, ginger, garlic, mint and echinacea were the species most used by pregnant women. Despite the socioeconomic and ethnic-cultural variables among women worldwide, the phytotherapy use during gestation is a widespread practice.

Keywords:

pregnancy; herbal drug; phytotherapy; safety; efficacy

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Cardoso, BS, Amaral, VCS. The use of phytotherapy in pregnancy: a global overview.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Jul). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-use-of-phytotherapy-in-pregnancy-a-global-overview/16332?id=16332



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