Use Of Medicinal Plants In Care Of Women With Gynecological Diseases: Integrative Review

Objective: To carry out an integrative review on the use of medicinal plants used by women in gynecological care. Method: Integrative review, in which the central question for its implementation was: what medicinal plants do women use to care for gynecological diseases? For the selection of the sample studies, national and international databases were used: SCOPUS, Web of Science, CINAHL, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online and COCHRANE. The descriptors (DeCS / MeSH) were used: Medicinal plants. Women's health. The study period was obeyed from 2014 to 2018. Results: Eight articles were selected to compose the review sample, which were described according to the database, qualis periodical, title, author, year, objectives, and level of evidence, method and main results of each selected study. The studies were categorized into: Clinical trials and research using phytotherapy in women's health; Ethnobotany and women's health, where these two categories address the relevance of medicinal plants in women's health care. In conclusion, it should be noted that the use of medicinal plants is being increasingly disseminated by women because of their low cost and because they are considered natural means of cure in certain diseases, including gynecological diseases.