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Fitoterapia e o sistema imune: plantas com atividade imunoestimulante
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O Sistema Imune é o responsável pelo combate a infeções de microrganismos e eliminação de células cancerígenas, sendo fundamental na manutenção da saúde humana.
Diariamente as nossas defesas são postas à prova pelo meio que nos rodeia: poluição, químicos tóxicos, bactérias, vírus, fungos e parasitas, colocando o nosso Sistema Imune constantemente em alerta. A sua eficácia é influenciada por diversos factores tais como stress e alimentação.
Atualmente, uma das formas estudadas para estimular a eficácia do Sistema Imune é a Fitoterapia, ou seja, a utilização de fitoterápicos como imunomoduladores.
Nos últimos tempos, nota-se um elevado crescimento na procura destes produtos para reforço do Sistema Imune e uma maior e crescente confiança da população em geral na eficácia dos mesmos.
A maior parte das plantas estudadas com acção imunoestimulante estão diretamente ligadas à estimulação dos macrófagos, células importantes para a resposta imunológica uma vez que estão relacionadas com a fagocitose, uma das primeiras linhas de acção do nosso Sistema Imune contra bactérias e fungos.
Tendo em conta estes fatores, o objetivo deste trabalho é abordar os principais fitoterápicos, com vista a melhorar o aconselhamento farmacêutico nesse sentido, acompanhando a tendência da utilização de fitoterápicos, através da pesquisa e do estudo da formulação dos mesmos.
The immune system is responsible for fighting microorganisms’ infections and tumor cells, fundamental for the maintenance of human health. Daily everything that surround us it’s a permanent challenge to our defenses: pollution, toxic chemicals, bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites, so our Immune System is constantly alert. Several factors influence their effectiveness like stress and food. Nowadays Phytotherapy is studied to stimulate the efficiency of the Immune System, meaning to use herbal medicines as immunomodulators. Lately it is denoted a high growth in the strengthening of the Immune System products search and great and growing confidence in general population in their efficiency. The main studied plants with immunostimulant activity are straightly related to the macrophage stimulation, important cells to the immunological response for its relation with phagocitosis which is our Immune System’s first line of defense against bacteria and fungi. Considering, the main aim in this work is to approach the main phytotherapics to allow the pharmaceutical advice following the trend of the use of herbal medicines, studying and researching their formulation.
The immune system is responsible for fighting microorganisms’ infections and tumor cells, fundamental for the maintenance of human health. Daily everything that surround us it’s a permanent challenge to our defenses: pollution, toxic chemicals, bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites, so our Immune System is constantly alert. Several factors influence their effectiveness like stress and food. Nowadays Phytotherapy is studied to stimulate the efficiency of the Immune System, meaning to use herbal medicines as immunomodulators. Lately it is denoted a high growth in the strengthening of the Immune System products search and great and growing confidence in general population in their efficiency. The main studied plants with immunostimulant activity are straightly related to the macrophage stimulation, important cells to the immunological response for its relation with phagocitosis which is our Immune System’s first line of defense against bacteria and fungi. Considering, the main aim in this work is to approach the main phytotherapics to allow the pharmaceutical advice following the trend of the use of herbal medicines, studying and researching their formulation.
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Fitoterapia Sistema imune Fitoterápicos História Associação Eficácia Phytotherapy Immune system Herbal medicines History Association Efficiency