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Atividade anti-inflamatória e analgésica do óleo essencial de zimbro em patologias articulares
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Atualmente, a população mundial apresenta frequentemente dores nas articulações, sendo um dos principais motivos de consulta médica e o principal motivo de invalidez. As doenças articulares afetam o aparelho locomotor, levando a sensação de dor e limitação de mobilidade. Nos dias de hoje, as pessoas encontram-se insatisfeitas com os recursos terapêuticos existentes, procurando soluções alternativas. As terapias não convencionais, como a fitoterapia tem sofrido um aumento significativo, pois são capazes de solucionar ou auxiliar um vasto leque de problemas de saúde. O zimbro, apesar de se conhecer os seus constituintes e as suas ações farmacológicas é ainda um pouco subestimado como um agente terapêutico. Neste estudo avaliou-se o poder analgésico do óleo essencial de zimbro em patologias articulares, tendo como foco principal os utentes da Unidade de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Hospital Escola Universidade Fernando Pessoa (HE-UFP). Nesta perspetiva, o objetivo geral desta investigação foi avaliar as propriedades analgésicas do óleo essencial de zimbro na diminuição da dor articular nos membros superiores e inferiores. O estudo foi elaborado de acordo com os princípios da declaração de Helsinki e aprovado pelo comité de ética do Hospital Escola Fernando Pessoa. Trata-se de um estudo duplo cego, controlado por placebo, em que os participantes aceitaram livremente participar nele. Esta investigação contou com 50 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, com idades compreendidas entre 22 e 88 anos. O questionário englobou dados socio demográficos, como idade, sexo, e também a existência de patologias respiratórias, medicação e tipo de dor. Foram ainda questionados quanto à intensidade da sua dor antes e após a inalação, através da escala numérica de dor. A amostra foi divida aleatoriamente em 2 grupos, o grupo placebo que inalou o óleo de sésamo (n= 25) e o grupo zimbro que recebeu o tratamento com o óleo essencial de zimbro (n=25). A terapia consistiu numa inalação dos óleos durante 15 minutos. Após análise individual dos parâmetros do questionário efetuou-se o teste de Wilcoxon, através do Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Os resultados foram analisados estaticamente com um nível de significância de 5% (p-value<0.05). No grupo zimbro, 19 inqueridos apresentaram uma diminuição significativa da intensidade de dor, enquanto que no grupo controlo apenas 7 pessoas apresentaram diminuição da dor. Através dos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que há uma diminuição estatisticamente significativa na intensidade de dor nos pacientes que inalaram o óleo essencial de zimbro. Apesar dos resultados serem promissores, são ainda necessários mais estudos para reconhecer os motivos da diminuição da dor e os mecanismos de ação inerentes, com vista ao melhoramento desta terapia.
Currently the world population often suffers from joint pain, one of the leading reasons to medical consultation and also the main reason for disability. Joint diseases affect the locomotor system causing pain and limited mobility. Nowadays, people are not satisfied with the existing therapeutic resources seeking for alternative solutions. Unconvencional therapies such as phytotherapy are significantly increasing, as they are able to solve or assist a wide range of health problems. Although the constituents and pharmacological actions of the Juniper are known, is still somewhat underestimated as a therapeutic agent. This study evaluated the analgesic power of juniper’s essential oil in articular pathologies, focusing mainly on pacients of the Unidade de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Hospital Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa (HE-UFP). So the main purpose of this research was to evaluate the analgesic properties of juniper’s essential oil in reducing join pain in the upper and lower limbs. The study was prepared in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles and aproved by the Ethics Comittee of the Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa. This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in which the participants freely agreed to participate. This research included 50 individual of both genders, aged between 22 and 88 years old. The quiz/questionnaire comprised social demograpchic data such as age, sex, and also the existence of respiratory pathologies, medication and type of pain. They were also questionned about the intensity of pain before and after inhalation through a numeric pain scale. The sample was randomly divided into 2 groups: placebo group who inhaled sesame oil (n=25) and juniper group who received treatmen with juniper’s essential oil (n=25). The therapy consisted on oil inhalation for15 minutes. After an individual analysis of the quiz/questionnaire parameters, the Wilcoxon test was executed, using SPSS. The results were analysed statistically with a 5% significance level (p-value<0.05). In juniper group, 19 surveyed showed a significant decrease in the pain intensity, whereas the control group only 7 showed a decrease in pain. From the obtained results it can be concluded that there is a statistically significant decrease in the intensity of pain in patients inhaling the juniper’s essential oil. Although the results are promising, further studies are needed for the improvement of this therapy, to understand whats behind the pain reduction and the inherent action mechanisms.
Currently the world population often suffers from joint pain, one of the leading reasons to medical consultation and also the main reason for disability. Joint diseases affect the locomotor system causing pain and limited mobility. Nowadays, people are not satisfied with the existing therapeutic resources seeking for alternative solutions. Unconvencional therapies such as phytotherapy are significantly increasing, as they are able to solve or assist a wide range of health problems. Although the constituents and pharmacological actions of the Juniper are known, is still somewhat underestimated as a therapeutic agent. This study evaluated the analgesic power of juniper’s essential oil in articular pathologies, focusing mainly on pacients of the Unidade de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Hospital Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa (HE-UFP). So the main purpose of this research was to evaluate the analgesic properties of juniper’s essential oil in reducing join pain in the upper and lower limbs. The study was prepared in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles and aproved by the Ethics Comittee of the Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa. This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in which the participants freely agreed to participate. This research included 50 individual of both genders, aged between 22 and 88 years old. The quiz/questionnaire comprised social demograpchic data such as age, sex, and also the existence of respiratory pathologies, medication and type of pain. They were also questionned about the intensity of pain before and after inhalation through a numeric pain scale. The sample was randomly divided into 2 groups: placebo group who inhaled sesame oil (n=25) and juniper group who received treatmen with juniper’s essential oil (n=25). The therapy consisted on oil inhalation for15 minutes. After an individual analysis of the quiz/questionnaire parameters, the Wilcoxon test was executed, using SPSS. The results were analysed statistically with a 5% significance level (p-value<0.05). In juniper group, 19 surveyed showed a significant decrease in the pain intensity, whereas the control group only 7 showed a decrease in pain. From the obtained results it can be concluded that there is a statistically significant decrease in the intensity of pain in patients inhaling the juniper’s essential oil. Although the results are promising, further studies are needed for the improvement of this therapy, to understand whats behind the pain reduction and the inherent action mechanisms.
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Óleo essencial de zimbro Dor Articular Anti-inflamatório Analgésico Essential oils of juniper Joint pain Anti-inflammatory Analgesic