Plantas medicinales empleadas en el núcleo familiar para tratar enfermedades relacionadas al COVID-19, en el cantón Portoviejo

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to learn about the medicinal species used in households in the canton of Portoviejo to combat diseases related to COVID-19. Through a semi-structured interview, information was collected from 385 inhabitants on the species used, form, frequency of use, preparation, administration, the Friedman index, informant consensus factor, level of significant use TRAMIL and ANOVA were calculated. Nineteen botanical families, 22 species were registered; the most used part are the leaves,being the infusion the main method of preparation, they are administered orally and in vapors mainly. The most used species were: Eucalyptus globulusLabill, Borrajo officinalisL, Chamaemelum nobile(L), Mentha spicataL, and Zingiber officinaleRoscoe. The sociocultural characteristics of the informants did not present significant values for any of the evaluated relationships. According to the level of fidelity the most relevant species is Eucalyptus globulusLabill (61.72%) and the significant use of tramil (UST) the most relevant species was also Eucalyptus globulusLabill, (UST=74.2%) while according to the FIC the species Chamaemelum nobile(L.) obtained a FIC=1.