The objective of this work was to report the experience lived in the realization of therapeutic music workshops to promote the health of the elderly. The activities took place in two stages: in the first, the activities of therapeutic music workshops were carried out and, in the second, a conversation circle for dialogue about this Complementary Integrative Practice. The use of music is relevant for health prom...
The objective was to identify the drugs used during lactation acompanhadas among women in a primary care unit. Quantitative study carried out with 132 lactating mothers of a basic health unit. Data were collected through a questionnaire with objective questions and subjective August-October 2011. The nursing mothers used medication along the breast feeding 105 (80%), while 27 (20%) did not use any kind of medic...
Desidrodieugenol, known as bis-eugenol, is an ortho dimer that of similarly to eugenol was able to exhibits anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Bis-eugenol has also showed antidepressant effect, however, the biological actions of bis-eugenol on experimental models for screening of antidepressant activity are still unknown. The present study investigated the possible antidepressant-like activity of bis-eugenol in...
Croton sonderianus,locally know as “marmeleiro-preto” is a reputed popular remedy for the treatment of stomach ache, uterine bleeding, and in the control of vomitions and diarrhoea. The present study evaluated the essential oil obtained from leaves of Croton sonderianus (EOCS) in murine models of acute inflammation, nociception and against gastric lesions induced by ethanol and indomethacin, all of the experime...