Research Article
Phytopharmacovigilance in the Elderly: Highlights from the Brazilian Amazon
Table 7
Herbal medicines most frequently used by elderly participants as determined through pharmacotherapeutic follow-up (N=33), Macapá, Brazil, 2016-2017.
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classification of botanical names was according to THE PLANTS LIST® database [25]. The botanical identification of the herbal medicines obtained in pharmacies was derived from the labels/packages, and the herbal medicines obtained in gardens, fairs, and popular markets were identified by visual stimuli, in the form of pictures and images from online herbariums (reportedly used by the interviewees to provide relief against illnesses). |