Plantas medicinales utilizadas para tratar parásitos intestinales en la comunidad Shuar ¨Nankays¨ provincia de Zamora Chinchipe.

Abstract

The present study identify the degree of knowledge of the Shuar community "Nankays" on medicinal plants to treat intestinal parasites. There were 28 surveys. From the fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factor (FIC), Shannon index and ANOVA analysis, species of greater importance and cultural diversity were identified, registering 43 species from 27 families; being Solanaceae (5); Lamiaceae (4) best represented. The leaf were the most used structure and the most common mode of administration is oral. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical findings register Banisteriopsis caapi and Hyptis sp. As the most used. Infectious and parasitic diseases register Ficus sp. As the most important. The Shannon index registered high diversity (3.5). The greatest cultural significance; Zingiber officinale (FL = 83.33) and Costus sp. (FL = 75.00), the FIC showed low values (<0.67) reflecting under consensus. There was no correlation between the characteristics of the informants with traditional knowledge. The data obtained and the analyzes show that knowledge is not transmitted to current generations in the community.