The cultural dissemination of garrafadas in Brazil: a parallel between popular medicine and sanitary legislation

Authors

  • Márcia Maria Barros dos Passos Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Faculdade de Farmácia – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.
  • Rayane da Cruz Albino Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Faculdade de Farmácia – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.
  • Michele Feitoza-Silva Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde (INCQS) – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.
  • Danilo Ribeiro de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Faculdade de Farmácia – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.

Keywords:

Garrafadas. Medicinal plants. Pharmaceutical preparations. Sanitary legislation.

Abstract

Garrafadas, in general, are combinations of medicinal plants conveyed in alcoholic beverages, used for a variety of purposes in popular medicine. The present study presented an overview of the garrafadas, relating them to sanitary legislation in Brazil. For this, an exploratory descriptive research was carried out on garrafadas advertised on the internet, as well as notifications of technical complaints and adverse events with Anvisa (National Agency of Sanitary Inspection). The research has shown that garrafadas are widely spread on the internet. It was concluded that garrafadas are commercialized throughout the Country, without any barriers, being orphaned by specific sanitary legislation, but legitimized by popular culture.

Saúde em Debate v. 42 n.116, jan-mar, 2018

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Published

2018-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Passos MMB dos, Albino R da C, Feitoza-Silva M, Oliveira DR de. The cultural dissemination of garrafadas in Brazil: a parallel between popular medicine and sanitary legislation. Saúde debate [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 31 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];42(116 jan-mar):248-62. Available from: https://revista.saudeemdebate.org.br/sed/article/view/811

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 116 jan-mar (2018): Janeiro/Março

Section

Original Article