The aim of this study was to review the literature on the use of the plant Lippia sidoides Cham in the treatment of pharyngeal and oral cavity infections. Thus, a literature search was carried out based on articles indexed in international virtual libraries, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Academic Google and Capes Journal Portal. The descriptors used w...
For thousands of years, humanity, in order to ensure its survival, used plants in their daily lives to help cure and treat various pathologies. This integrative medical practice is known as herbal medicine and has grown over the years as a very promising complementary alternative. Several extracts have a broad spectrum of prophylactic action against various infections, such as Justicia pectoralis Jacq. (Acantha...