PHYTOTHERAPY AS AN INTERVENTION IN WOMEN’S HEALTH: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.71158

Keywords:

Phytotherapy, Women’s Health, Complementary Therapies, Diseases of the Female Genitals, Medicinal Plants.

Abstract

Objective: to review the scientific publications available in the literature that describe phytotherapy as intervention in women’s health.
Method: an integrative literature review conducted in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, and PUBMED databases. The following guiding question was adopted: “What evidence available in the literature describes the use of phytotherapy as intervention in women’s health?” The descriptors used were the following: “Phytotherapy”; “Complementary Therapies”; “Women’s Health”. The process of surveying and gathering data took place in November and December 2018, in the city of Redenção, state of Ceará, Brazil.
Results: nine articles were analyzed, three of which discussed medicinal plants used to treat menopause, three infertility, one gynecological infections, and two hormonal disorders.
Conclusion: scientific studies on medicinal plants are still scarce, and the need for further studies and research on phytotherapy used in the treatment of gynecological diseases is essential.

Author Biography

Maria Charlianne de Lima Pereira Silva, UNILAB

Enfermeira, Mestranda pela Unilab.

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Published

2020-10-23

How to Cite

Silva, M. C. de L. P., Alcócer, J. C. A., Sousa, L. B. de, Costa, E. C., Pinto, O. R. de O., Maciel, N. de S., & Luzia, F. J. M. (2020). PHYTOTHERAPY AS AN INTERVENTION IN WOMEN’S HEALTH: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.71158

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Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

REVIEW

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