O Emprego da Aromaterapia na Medicina Veterinária

Abstract

Aromatherapy – an integrative and complementary practice provided for in Ordinance 702 of March 21, 2018 of the Ministry of Health – is on the rise in Brazil and consolidated in some parts of the world, mainly in Europe. Its use, as mentioned in our work, can be beneficial and has results, in vitro and in vivo, against pathogens of viral, bacterial, fungal origin, etc., which makes essential oils an alternative to drugs with proven resistance. However, as not everything has only advantages, its use has limitations that need to be identified and understood, especially when it comes to dosage, forms and time of use – only then will we be able to circumvent possible side effects that it can cause. The main objective of our work is to encourage research and teaching of this practice in the academic environment, so that in the future we can use it safely and assertively in animals of any species.