Produção científica acerca da Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares

Objective: To evaluate the scientific production associated with the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices after twelve years of its implementation in the Unified Health System. Methods: Cienciometric study developed during the first half of 2019, using the term "Integrative and Complementary Practices", the articles were selected by means of titles, after selecting the search filters, 417 were found publications, 50 in the Scielo database, 115 at Lilacs and 252 in the Virtual Health Library. After evaluating titles and abstracts duplicate articles were excluded and not referencing the policy, resulting in 37 articles. The data was tabulated and organized into spreadsheets in the Microsoft Excel 2010 program. Results: There were no publications in 2006, which was the year of the implementation of the policy, the studies began to be published from 2007, there were no major publications in 2012 and 2016, in the modalities of Integrative and Complementary Practices, the most reported were phytotherapy, acupuncture and homeopathy, 15 of the 29 complementary integrative practices, were not addressed in the studies. Final considerations: Scientific production on the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices is scarce, considering its importance for public health.