Avaliando o impacto da política brasileira de plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos na formação superior da área de saúde

Abstract

Plants can be models for the synthesis of a large number of drugs and in the case of herbal medicines they are directly part of their composition. The National Policy of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapics (PNPMF) of 2006 is considered the regulatory framework of Brazilian herbal medicine. The Government developed actions for its implementation, but its progress was limited by factors such as insufficient knowledge of health professionals in phytotherapy. Exploratory-descriptive research aimed to show the repercussions generated by the PNPMF in health graduation in a Brazilian Northeast State. The rationale was based on a review of the literature on higher education in health in Brazil, national curriculum guidelines, PNPMF, medicinal plants in public health and opinions of key groups. A qualitative-quantitative approach was used, through triangulation between methods.