HOMEOPATIA: PRINCÍPIOS E INTEGRAÇÃO COM O SUS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.319112507038

• Palavras-chave: Homeopatia; SUS; Similitude; PICS; Educação em Saúde.

• Keywords: Homeopathy; SUS; Similarity; PICS; Health Education.

• Abstract: Abstract: Homeopathy is a complementary therapeutic method of a holistic nature and integrated into the SUS since 2006. It is based on the principle of similarity, where substances of natural origin are diluted several times in a hydroalcoholic vehicle, which, because they have therapeutic potential to cure sick people, should present the same symptoms as if applied to healthy people. Thus, the chapter aims to investigate the applicability of homeopathy, understanding its principles, analyzing the perception of health professionals and identifying challenges in its implementation. For this purpose, it is a Narrative Literature Review (RNL) using the PICo strategy with consultation in the VHL, LILACS and HomeoIndex database, with inclusion criteria for articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, without time restriction. In all, 10 studies were identified, 3 were included. The main findings indicate that there is a lack of knowledge of health professionals about homeopathic principles, confusing them with other integrative and complementary practices (PICS), followed by structural fragility in the SUS, such as lack of standardized protocols and insufficient medicines. In addition, there is still scientific controversy regarding efficacy, associating the effects of homeopathy with placebo. Thus, it is concluded that homeopathy has cultural and institutional support in Brazil, but faces challenges such as misinformation, methodological limitations and criticism of the allocation of public resources due to lack of scientific rigidity. It is recommended to stimulate the continuing education of health professionals, as well as mass dissemination on the importance of PICS in health promotion.