Publication: Plantas medicinales en España. Uso, propiedades y precauciones en la actualidad.
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2017-06
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En los últimos años se ha producido un considerable aumento en el uso de plantas medicinales en España, en respuesta a una creciente demanda de una parte de la población que exige cada vez más productos de origen natural y alternativas a los medicamentos de síntesis. No obstante, natural no es igual a inocuo. Se emplean para el tratamiento de enfermedades, por lo que podemos considerarlas medicamentos. Como medicamentos que son, su uso ha de ser vigilado siempre por un profesional sanitario, que informe al paciente del correcto uso de las plantas, sus propiedades y precauciones y que le interrogue acerca de la medicación que tenga instaurada, advirtiéndole de las posibles interacciones. No obstante, esto no es así en la actualidad, siendo el herbolario el principal canal de adquisición. Esto implica que en muchos casos se está llevando a cabo una dispensación no controlada y el paciente no está recibiendo la información adecuada, poniendo en riesgo su salud. El farmacéutico ha de reivindicar su papel como experto del medicamento, y por tanto, de las plantas medicinales. A pesar de la amplia diversidad de propiedades que presentan, la mayor parte de las plantas dispensadas se emplean para el tratamiento de patologías digestivas, cardiacas, respiratorias y del SNC y sus presentaciones son variadas, desde las infusiones a diversas formas farmacéuticas que se presentan en solitario o en combinaciones de plantas.
In the last years, there has been a considerable growth in the use of medicinal plants in Spain, in response to the demand from a part of the population that requieres natural products and alternatives to synthetic medicines. However, natural does not mean harmless. They are used for the treatment of diseases, so we can consider them medicines. As medicines, their use must be supervised by a healthcare professional. He must inform of the correct use of the plants, their properties and precautions and must interrogate the patient about his medication, warning him about the interactions. However, this is not the case today, being the herbalist the main channel of purchase. It means that, in many cases, an uncontrolled dispensation is being carried out and the patient is not receiving an adequate information. The pharmacist has to claim his role as the expert of the medicine and the medicinal plants. Despite the diversity of properties presented by plants, most of them are used for digestive, cardiac, respiratory and CNS disorders and their presentations are varied, from infusions to pharmaceutical forms that are presented alone or in combinations of plants.
In the last years, there has been a considerable growth in the use of medicinal plants in Spain, in response to the demand from a part of the population that requieres natural products and alternatives to synthetic medicines. However, natural does not mean harmless. They are used for the treatment of diseases, so we can consider them medicines. As medicines, their use must be supervised by a healthcare professional. He must inform of the correct use of the plants, their properties and precautions and must interrogate the patient about his medication, warning him about the interactions. However, this is not the case today, being the herbalist the main channel of purchase. It means that, in many cases, an uncontrolled dispensation is being carried out and the patient is not receiving an adequate information. The pharmacist has to claim his role as the expert of the medicine and the medicinal plants. Despite the diversity of properties presented by plants, most of them are used for digestive, cardiac, respiratory and CNS disorders and their presentations are varied, from infusions to pharmaceutical forms that are presented alone or in combinations of plants.