Etnofarmácia na ilha de Cotijuba

Abstract

The growing use of herbal and home remedies can take place through technological advances and the obvious growing search for less aggressive therapies. This paper reflects on the safe and effective herbal and home remedies that represent real alternatives to lack of access to so-called synthetic allopathic drugs are not available, and especially the role that compliance with pharmaceutical care to these populations in order to better understand its use as a cultural trait ingrained in their daily lives, beliefs and experiences. Discusses the importance of Etnopharmacy because it allows us to access ancient knowledge about medicinal plants, learning about the relationships that develop between people or social groups with home remedies. And yet, as it provides the necessary correlation between the use of home remedies and their possible intoxications and side effects, the prospect of moving to pharmacovigilance. The survey etnofarmacêutico, with users of SUS on the island of Cotijuba, takes place through semi-structured interviews, to determine the disease profile of territory, from the data collection, selection of ACS, and systematic preparation of interviewers and data analysis. During the survey the users cited about 170 plant species used for a variety of problems. Of these 10 species stands out as being the most cited, according to the relative frequency of alleged use of each species for a given offense (FRAPS). With this enabled it to build a proposed phytotherapeutic memento of the island. The paper finally discusses the consolidation of PNPMF and PNPIC as well as the need to implement the PEPMF, the importance of the Internal Commission of Pharmacy and Phytotherapy and the possibility of preparing a business plan for the island, on degraded or degradation.