PLANTAS MEDICINAIS PARA O TRATAMENTO DA DEPRESSÃO Plantas Fitoterápicas

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.3532408085

• Palavras-chave: Depressão; Ansiedade; Plantas Medicinais; Tratamento

• Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Medicinal plants; Treatment

• Abstract: Depression and anxiety disorders have increased in recent years, mainly due to the modern way of life, and can have significant consequences on social adaptation, considering that they modify the quality of interpersonal relationships, and can affect the exercise of professional and personal activities . Phytotherapy is thescience responsible for the study of plants, which relates various treatment methods characterized by the use of medicinal plants in their countless preparations, forming an integrative and complementary therapy modality in response to health needs. The present study was carried out based on a systematic bibliographical review, using studies in scientific works on the topic, using essential online research platforms: Google Scholar and Virtual Health Library, using the following databases as research purposes. LILICS and SCIELO. Through a detailed analysis on the online portal of all Brazilian pharmaceutical industries, it was possible to identify of the 220 pharmaceutical laboratories operating in the country, only 29 units that produce herbal medicines, corresponding to 14.35%. It is concluded that it is necessary to carry out new exploratory studies to deepen knowledge about the effectiveness and possible side effects that certain plants can cause.