Dantas et al., 2019 |
Revista de Saúde Coletiva, (PE - Brazil); Qualitative study |
Health practices were related to popular care through MP use and prevention actions. Community socioeconomic, cultural and educational factors negatively impacted the health condition. There was a discrepancy between technical and popular healthcare |
Soares et al., 2019 |
Revista de Enfermagem do Centro-Oeste Mineiro, (MG - Brazil); Descriptive study with a qualitative approach |
Nurses’ lack of knowledge about the PNPIC due to gaps in the process of training, training and continuing education of professionals. Despite this, the professionals pointed out as being an important source of care MP use and herbal medicines, but they do not know how to differentiate between them |
Valenzuela-Ore et al., 2018 |
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, (Huancavelica - Peru); Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach |
Despite the analyzed communities make great use of the formal health system services, cultural and popular practices are still quite prevalent, highlighting MP use |
Caccia-Bava et al., 2017 |
Revista Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, (SP - Brazil); Cross-sectional, multicenter study with a qualiquantitative approach |
The availability of herbal medicine is greater in more populous cities and with better socioeconomic indices. It was also found that the industrialized herbal medicine is more used and accepted than the herbal drug in natura or the manipulated herbal medicine |
Szerwieski et al., 2017 |
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, (PR - Brazil); Cross-sectional, correlational, analytical and descriptive study with a quantitative approach |
MP use by older adults is widespread in the population analyzed, but it is necessary to guide them correctly as to the toxicity and benefits of some plants, given the widespread lack of knowledge. Nurses act as an important health promoter in this context |
Souza et al., 2016 |
Revista Brasileira de MP, (RS - Brazil); Descriptive qualitative study |
There was a lack of knowledge about the policy, although MP use in the workplace is well accepted. The policy is more effective when nurses organize groups, put into practice interdisciplinary dialogue and address users’ cultural aspects |
Palma et al., 2015 |
Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, (RS - Brazil); Qualitative study |
Healthcare professionals use MP as a self-care tool, and believe it is possible to incorporate MP use in PHC in situations of self-care and palliative care. Other than that, there is a preference for conventional allopathic resources, showing a reflection of professional training based on the biomedical model |
Colet et al., 2015 |
Revista brasileira de medicina de família e comunidade, (RS - Brazil); Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach |
The need to train healthcare professionals for correct user guidance in MP use was explained, as well as for the promotion of research with MP to support the implementation of public policies on herbal medicine |
Soria et al., 2015 |
Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud, Paraguay; Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study, with a qualiquantitative aspect |
The need to educate healthcare professionals and the population for a correct identification of the MP used by the Paraguayan population was evidenced, in order to know the toxicity potential of each plant |
Mattos et al., 2018 |
Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, (SC - Brazil); Quantitative and cross-sectional study |
Most healthcare professionals reported knowing the PNPIC, although most are unaware of the presence of herbal medicines in the Brazilian National List of Essential Medicines (RENAME - Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais). Professionals believe in the potential of MP, but do not prescribe them. However, they agree with the initiative to offer them in SUS after adequate training |
Zeni et al., 2017 |
Ciência e saúde coletiva, (SC - Brazil); Observational epidemiological study, sectional type, with a quantitative aspect |
MP are used as a therapeutic alternative, however, it is necessary that PHC services guarantee access to these products, as well as the adequate qualification of professionals. |
Maciá et al., 2016 |
Revista de Fitoterapia, (Barcelona - Spain); Descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach |
MP use is widely accepted and widespread in the community. Thus, there must be an adequate control of this practice in public health services in order to assess and avoid possible drug interactions and side effects |
Alonso-Castro et al., 2017 |
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Mexico; Quantitative study |
MP are widely used by healthcare professionals in PHC in Mexico, with good acceptance by the local community |
Picking et al., 2015 |
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Jamaica; Bibliographic research, experimental studies, with a qualitative approach |
MP use plays a key role in PHC in Jamaica in treatment and prevention of various diseases |
Tribess et al., 2015 |
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, southern Brazil; quantitative study |
Traditional medicine is an important PHC resource in rural communities in the Atlantic Forest region. In this region there is greater knowledge about MP use than in other locations. This form of traditional knowledge represents important strategies in environmental education, environmental preservation and validation of MP use in health policies that benefit the population |
Yaseen et al., 2015 |
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Thar Desert (Sindh, Pakistan); quantitative study |
MP use represents, in the studied region, an important source of self-care in the practice of PHC within rural communities |
Starosta et al., 2020 |
Ver Eletron Comum InfI nov Saúde, (PR - Brazil); Experience report with a qualitative approach |
The documentary acts as a propagator of traditional knowledge gathered in the interviews, facilitating the dissemination of information to researchers, professionals and different communities, favoring dialogue and the exchange of knowledge |
Živković et al., 2020 |
Frontiers in Pharmacology, (District of Pčinja - Serbia); quantitative study |
MP is widely used as a modality of PHC in the studied region, mainly in the treatment of less complex diseases. However, MP have a wide spectrum of use, which should be further explored |