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

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Abstract: Thiswork reveals theuse ofmedicinal plants used in the family nucleus during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Francisco de Orellana cantón. Semi-structural interviews were conducted with 382 informants. It was recorded: common name, language, use, place of obtaining, quantity, parts used, mode of use, preparation, administrativo; of the informants were registered: gender, levelof education, ethnicity and role in the family nucleus. The data were analyzed using statistical analyzes: ANOVA, Friedman ethnobotanical índices, Informant Consensus Factor and Significant Use of Tramil. Despite the fact that no significant effect are shownon the number of species,uses and characteristics of the informants, there is greater consensus for diseases of the respiratory system and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, using Monteverdia laevis(Reissek) Biral, Corymbia citriodora(Hook.)K.D. Hill & L.A.S Johnsony Neurolaena lobata(L.) Cass., As the most cited species. The application ofnatural medicine has been given thanks to the respect given to ancestral cultures and traditions.