Table 3. Use of medical plants reported in the medical records of pediatric sickle cell patients at the Hematology Outpatient Clinic of the Blood Center of Palmas (TO). Data were collected from June 2022 to May 2023^8,9,10,11.

Common names (English, when available/Portuguese)	Scientific name^*	Purpose	Forms of use	n^†	%
1. Spearmint/Hortelã/menta/vick ^‡	Mentha spicata	Flu, flu prevention, abdominal pain, fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, COVID-19 Prevention, lower back pain, massage for pain	Tea, syrup, gel	31	11.2
2. Turmeric/Açafrão	Curcuma longa	Flu, abdominal pain, COVID-19	Tea, syrup, treacle	30	10.9
3. Lemon balm/Erva cidreira ^c	Melissa officinalis	Flu, fever, calming, abdominal pain, lower limb pain, immunity, inflammation	Tea	21	7.6
4. Lemon/Limão ^c	Citrus limon/ Citrus aurantiifolia	Flu, flu prevention, COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention	Tea, syrup	20	7.2
5. Garlic/Alho	Allium sativum	Flu, COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention, jaundice	Tea, syrup	16	5.8
6. Ginger/Gengibre	Zingiber officinale	Flu, COVID-19 prevention, COVID-19, sore throat	Tea, syrup	15	5.4
7. Lemongrass/Capim-santo/capim-de-cheiro	Cymbopogon citratus	Flu, immunity, COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention, fever, calming, abdominal pain	Tea	11	4.0
8. Blue spur flower/Boldo ^‡	Peumus boldus/Plectranthus barbatus	Gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain, jaundice, flu	Tea	8	2.9
9. Others ^§	^§	^§	^§	124	44.9
Total				276	100.0

*Probable scientific names related to the common names of the medicinal plants reported;

^†Number of citations reported in the medical records;

^‡Not reported in the international literature on medicinal plants used in the treatment of SCD;

^§Species with six or fewer citations (see Appendix 1 available with authors).

Table 3. Use of medical plants reported in the medical records of pediatric sickle cell patients at the Hematology Outpatient Clinic of the Blood Center of Palmas (TO). Data were collected from June 2022 to May 2023 8,9,10,11 .