Herbal Medicines used for constipation commercialized in a drugstore in the city of Manaus - AM

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i15.23047

Keywords:

Herbal medicines; Constipation;; Marketing.

Abstract

Objectives: This study has as main objective to identify through quantitative and descriptive survey which are the most sold herbal medicines used for the treatment of constipation marketed by a drugstore in the city of Manaus. Methods: list which herbal medicines for constipation were sold in August 2019 to August 2020; present the types of herbal medicines that act on constipation; list the medicines that were sold for constipation and score the results if used rationally. This work is an exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a drugstore located in the city of Manaus, Amazonas. Results: the most sold herbal medicine for intestinal constipation was the medicine with the medicinal plants Senna alexandrina and Cassia fistula with 40% (Laboratory A), right after that which contained the medicinal plant Plantago ovata (35%), Senna alexandrina and Cassia fistula (Laboratory B) (13%) and Aloe ferox and Gentiana lutea (12%), between August 2019 to August 2020. Conclusion: irrational use of herbal medicines cause adverse side effects, however with proper dosage the results are positive.

References

Basilisco G, Coletta M. (2016) Choronic constipation: a critical review. Dig Liver Dis, 45(11).

Bharucha AE, Wald, A. (2016). Funcional anorectal disorders. Gastroenterology, 130:1510-1518.

Bing Y, Hailin J, Jiazhen C, Yanze L, Xiona L, Lijuan H, Tie L. (2021). The effectiveness of acupoint herbal patching for functional constipation. Revista Medicine, 100 (2): 349-355.

Brasil, M S. (2016) Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares no SUS – PNPIC – SUS. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde, 96p.

Cieza A, et al. (2017) Towards a minimal generic set of domains of functioning and health. BMC Public, 14:218-226.

Cieza, A. (2014) Towards a minimal generic set of domain of functioning and health. BMC Public Health, 14(5): 218-226.

Cirillo C, Capasso R. Constipation and Botanical Medicines: An Overview. Phytother Res. 2015.

Colette VL, Araujo CL. Madruga SW (2017) Prevalência e fatores associados à constipaçãi instestinal: um estudo de base populacional em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, Cad. Saúde Pública, 26(7): 1392-402.

Dantas, A.A.G.(2019) Constipação intestinal e funcionalidade em mulheres adultas no interior no nordeste brasileiro. https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/27522

Diaz S, Mendez MD. (2018). Prisão de ventre. Publicação StartPearls. Ilha do Tesouro.

Filho CI, Jung LK, Mallman IO, Sosa FF, Rocha AR, Bueno PTB. (2014). Avaliação comparativa de eficácia clínica e tolerabilidade para a combinação de Cassia fistula e Senna alexandrina Miller em pacientes com constipação intestinal funcional crônica. Revista Soc. Bras. Clin. Med. 12(1).

Gonçalves LN. (2016).Levantamento etnobotânico e etnofarmacológico com raizeiros da cidade de Rio Verde – GO. Monografia de Farmácia. Universidade de Rio Verde – UniRV, Campus Rio Verde.

Huang L, Jiang H, Zhu M. (2017). Prevalência e fatores de risco da constipação crônica entre mulheres com 50 anos ou mais em Xangai – China. Med Sci Monit, 23: 2260-7.

Jin C, Jang BH, Jeon JP, Lee YS, Yang SB, Kwon S. Traditional East Asian herbal medicines for the treatment of poststroke constipation: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021.

Lombardo M. (2021). Fitoterápicos na atenção básica de problemas gastrointestinais. Revista Ciência e Saúde, 6(1): 878-91.

Longstreth GF, Thompson WG et al. (2016). Funcional bowel disorders. Gastroenterology, 130 (5) : 1480-91.

Qiao L, Luo-Jia W, Chen Y, Hai-Lan Z, Shu-Cheng Z. (2021)A randomized, double-bind and placebo- controlled trial of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of childroon constipation. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, v.12, may,.

Rad, S. (2017) Impacto dos hábitos étnicos nas medições defecográficas. Arch Iran Med, 5:115.

Santos KM. (2021) Avaliação dos aspectos dietéticos e investigação do uso de Senna alexandrina no tratamento de quadros de constipação intestinal. Dissertação de pós graduação em mestrado em Ciências da Saúde. Universidade Federal de Tocantins.

Severo, A.D.A.L.et al. (2018) Caracterização química e atividade biológica de Senna Alata L. Roxb e Senna Simea. Dissertação de Mestrado. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

Souza LQR, Maia LS, Sá TM, Trindade YRC, Silva LVF, Castro DLS. (2020). Análise dos medicamentos fitoterápicos comercializados em farmácia magistral do sertão paraíba. Research Society and Development, 9(7): 444-45.

Spiller RC, Thompson WC. (2012) Transtorno intestinais. Arq. Gastroenterol. 49(2): 345-347

Zhaohui J, Zhengtang L, Lei K, Aoran Y, Hongbo Z, Xiaoyan Y, Tianqing Z, Lei G, Aixian L, Boyan F. (2020). A randomizado double-blind placebo- controlled multicenter trial of bushen Yisui and Ziyin jiangzhuo formula for constipation in Parkinson disease. Medicine, 99(28): 122-24.

Published

26/11/2021

How to Cite

SILVA, J. C. .; FIGUEIREDO, T. B. .; SILVA, V. M. da .; SILVA, M. T. da. Herbal Medicines used for constipation commercialized in a drugstore in the city of Manaus - AM. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 15, p. e550101523047, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i15.23047. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/23047. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

Issue

Section

Health Sciences