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Systemic Arterial Hyperactivity (SAH) is a chronic non-communicable disease that is at the top of those that most affect people. Measures have been performed to control and assist the treatment of this comorbidity, as is the example of the consumption of medicinal plants. Conduct a bibliographic survey of medicinal plants that assist in the treatment of SAH presenting the role of nurses as educators and precursors of the practice of the consumption of medicinal plants. This is a review of narrative literature. Public policies were adopted by the Ministry of Health, such as the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices, presenting measures to assist in the promotion and rehabilitation of health. As an adjunct to the treatment of SAH, it is cited: Allium sativum; Alpinia zerumbet; Equisetum arable; Lippia alba; Sechium edule. The therapeutic practice of using medicinal plants has lost ground with the emergence of pharmaceutical industries, however, we need to rescue the importance of having them as a therapeutic resource. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Psychostimulants are drugs that have in common actions increased motor activity and reduced the need for sleep. In the academic environment, the introduction of these drugs aims to increase attention, concentration and disposition. The aim of this research is to identify the percentage of nursing students from a private college at Espírito Santo - Brazil who use psychostimulants in order to obtain higher incomes in studies. A quantitative and descriptive observational study was conducted. It was found that 50 students (30.3%) claim to have used some psychostimulant, occurring mainly, through influences of friends or on their own (68%). Methylphenidate (Ritalin®) proved to be the most prevalence substance (63%). It is possible to observe that the consumption of psychostimulants by nursing students aims to obtain an increase in academic performance, in addition, the means of obtaining these drugs puts us on alert, because most of them do not have any medical indication for use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]