Análise de publicações sobre o uso de Stryphnodendron Adstringens (barbatimão) para o tratamento de lesões cutâneas

Abstract

Stryphnodendron adstringens, is a small tree abundantly distributed throughout the central cerrado of Brazil, which is commonly known as "barbatimão". Barbatimão stem bark infusions are used as anti-inflammatory, antiseptic agent, as well as in the treatment of leukorrhea, diarrhea, and wound healing. This study aims to analyze the publications on topical barbatimão healing of skin lesions during the period from 1980 to 2015. It is a study of integrative literature review. There were searches of electronic databases: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE); Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Sixty-three articles were identified and of these, five were sampled for analysis. The study called E1 was descriptive, E2 and E5 randomized uncontrolled and E3 and E4 randomized controlled. The following studies time ranged from 5 days to 26 weeks and the treatment of injuries was used in the pharmaceutical barbatimão presentations ointment (E1, E2, E3), decoction (E4) and gel (E5). In the five articles in question barbatimão concentration varied from 1% to 10%. The studies in the sample had limitations. It was concluded that methodological weaknesses shown by studies in the sample of this work made it impossible to establish recommendations for the safe use of barbatimão in the treatment of cutaneous lesions in humans and their respective level of evidence.