Use of Petiveria alliacea Linn as palliative treatment of pulpal pain

Abstract

Introduction: among the Cuban flora plants with medicinal properties is Petiveria alliacea Linn (anamú), a natural plant from tropical Americas that contains numerous active ingredients and to which multiple properties are attributed. The vast majority of reports refer specifically to its analgesic action, coming from its leaves and roots. Objective: to evaluate the therapeutic effect of 20% anamú tincture on the remission of pulpal pain in reversible serous acute pulpitis, during the period from September 2020 to September 2021. Method: a quasi-experimental study was carried out in patients with pain from the stomatological emergency room of the Policlínico Comunitario "Hermanos Martínez Tamayo". The population was made up of all the patients who attended the consultation for pain (No. 42) and were diagnosed with reversible serous acute pulpitis. They were included in the study using the intentional non-probabilistic method according to the order of reception in the dental office. The variables taken into account were: age, pain refraction time and therapeutic effect. The statistical processing of the data was carried out using descriptive statistics and the percentage was used as a summary measure. Results: in 64.3% of the cases studied, pain remission could be achieved in the first 5 minutes of applying the phytopharmaceutical. Conclusion: the tincture of Petiveria alliacea Linn (anamu) at 20% has a favorable effect on the remission of pain caused by reversible serous acute pulpitis.

Keywords

• petiveria alliacea linn
• anamú
• dolor
• pulpitis reversible
• medicina natural y tradicional