The dissemination of knowledge about medicinal plants
Keywords:
Diffusion of knowledge, Rational use, Medicinal plantsAbstract
Intervention project objected at disseminating knowledge about the rational use of medicinal plants, minimizing potential risks and side effects due to their inadequate use, with users of a Basic Health Unit in the city of Maceió/AL and the indicated local root sellers/traders as traditional prescribers of these products. An educational and made-up lecture was given and technical-scientific material containing explanations on the subject was distributed. It was possible to deepen the understanding about the popular and local use of medicinal plants, recovering and valuing this knowledge, incorporating and disseminating in the community scientific aspects that support its use as effective therapeutics in the fight against diseases.