Uso de las plantas medicinales en la comunidad del Cantón Yacuambi durante el periodo Julio-Diciembre 2011

Abstract

Establish the form of consumption of plants with medicinal properties, their benefits and adverse reactions in the canton Yacuambi community, to contribute to the development of a manual of practical use of plants with medicinal properties. A study of an analytical, quantitative prospective design, and transversal approach whose sample includes 201 people, to which they were surveyed. 100% of respondents use plants with medicinal properties. They reside in the urban parish May 28 (59.20%) are ethnic Saraguro (74.10%) with incomplete primary education level (44.8%), older than 50 years old (37.31% ), females (87.56%). The main part of the plant used are the leaves (91.04%), its consumption is by infusion (97%), no benefit going to the doctor (32.34%), heal all your ailments (93.53 %), no damage (94.03%). For traditional knowledge and customs that exist in the population Yacuambi medicinal plants are considered beneficial, a fact that does not correlate with current medical practice.