Óleos essenciais e seus efeitos no tratamento pediátrico

Authors

  • Adriano Bastos de Oliveira
  • Amanda Mendonça Marques de Oliveira
  • Marcos Alcino Soares Siqueira Marques
  • Guilherme Bennett Volpato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv6n4-078

Keywords:

aromaterapia, crianças, medicina integrativa, terapia complementar, plantas

Abstract

A utilização de tratamentos terapêuticos alternativos, como a aromaterapia, vêm aumentando nos últimos anos. A aromaterapia emprega o uso de óleos essenciais de diferentes fontes para o tratamento e prevenção de doenças. Estudos citam importantes efeitos biológicos relacionados ao uso de óleos essenciais, dentre eles, funções anti-inflamatórias, antibacterianas, combate a ansiedade e a algumas doenças crônicas. Entretanto, outros estudos abordam efeitos adversos, principalmente quando utilizados em crianças. Além disso, muitos profissionais da saúde não prescrevem a utilização destes compostos, principalmente pela falta de conhecimento e de estudos científicos que abordem a relação riscos-benefícios. Portanto, nesta revisão bibliográfica não sistemática, apresentam-se estudos publicados nos últimos cinco anos (entre 2017 e 2022), relacionados aos principais óleos essenciais para uso pediátrico, além dos efeitos benéficos e adversos associados. Foram utilizadas para a pesquisa as plataformas de base de dados Google scholar, PubMed e Scielo, e 20 artigos foram selecionados. Os estudos demonstram que os principais óleos essenciais empregados em crianças são: melaleuca (“tea tree”), eucalipto, canela, cravo e lavanda. Estes óleos apresentam importantes efeitos benéficos, como antibacterianos na cavidade bucal, tratamento de acnes, piolhos e infecções virais, ação anti-inflamatória e analgésica, e redução dos níveis de ansiedade. Os estudos também mostraram efeitos adversos quanto ao uso pediátrico de óleos essenciais, sendo as irritações cutâneas, as mais comumente reportadas. Assim, os estudos abordados nesta revisão são importantes para que profissionais da saúde compreendam os efeitos associados a utilização de óleos essenciais em crianças, e assim, prescrevam dosagens adequadas e garantam a segurança do paciente.

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Published

07/13/2023

How to Cite

DE OLIVEIRA, A. B.; DE OLIVEIRA, A. M. M.; MARQUES, M. A. S. S.; VOLPATO, G. B. Óleos essenciais e seus efeitos no tratamento pediátrico . Brazilian Journal of Health Review, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 4, p. 14959–14970, 2023. DOI: 10.34119/bjhrv6n4-078. Disponível em: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/61406. Acesso em: 17 oct. 2026.

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