Uso de plantas con propiedades medicinales en la comunidad del cantón Yacuambi durante el período Julio - Diciembre 2011

Abstract

To determine the active species and plants with medicinal properties used in Yacuambi Canton community through survey and literature review in order to relate the effect of the active ingredient with the signs and symptoms leading to consumption, was the target of the this investigation. It is an analytical study, prospective quantitative design, and cross-cutting approach. INCLUDING 201 people as shown. It was determined that 100% of respondents, use plants with medicinal properties, most of the population is in the parish May 28 (59.20%), belonging to the ethnic Saraguro (74.10%) with an incomplete primary education level (44.8%), older than 50 years (37.31%), females (87.56%) are farmers (37.31%). Through literature review identified the various medicinal properties of plants and concludes by contrasting data that match many common uses are given in the canton Yacuambi, while other properties are known , also , many people plants used improperly.