Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil : Quality and Potential Risks
Joint Authors
Kato, Edna Myiake
Macrini, Thiago
Galduróz, José Carlos F.
Soares Neto, Julino Assunção Rodrigues
Marques, Luis Carlos
Rodrigues, Eliana
Bugno, Adriana
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study aimed to assess the quality and risks involved in the consumption of psychoactive herbal products (PHs) that are available through informal commerce in the city of Diadema, SP, Brazil.
Methods of ethnography were used to conduct the fieldwork during which four dealers were selected to record the collection, handling, packaging, types of PHs marketed, and their therapeutic purposes.
In addition, lots of the PHs selected were purchased from the dealers and analyzed using microbiology and pharmacognosy techniques.
217 PHs were recorded and categorized into two main groups: stimulants (67%) and depressants (27%) of the central nervous system; sixteen of them were selected, and their 52 lots were acquired.
The deficiencies observed in handling and packaging these lots by dealers were confirmed by microbiological analysis; 80.8% of them presented risk according to the indicators defined by the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia.
The pharmacognostic analysis confirmed the authenticity of only 9 to 16 PHs analyzed.
In addition, descriptions of contraindications, adverse reactions, and drug interactions were found in the literature for the PHs.
The results of this study allow the observation of the priorities for the sanitary adequacy of the popular trade of herbs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Soares Neto, Julino Assunção Rodrigues& Kato, Edna Myiake& Bugno, Adriana& Galduróz, José Carlos F.& Marques, Luis Carlos& Macrini, Thiago…[et al.]. 2013. Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil : Quality and Potential Risks. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Soares Neto, Julino Assunção Rodrigues…[et al.]. Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil : Quality and Potential Risks. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506135
American Medical Association (AMA)
Soares Neto, Julino Assunção Rodrigues& Kato, Edna Myiake& Bugno, Adriana& Galduróz, José Carlos F.& Marques, Luis Carlos& Macrini, Thiago…[et al.]. Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil : Quality and Potential Risks. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506135
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506135