“Uso de plantas medicinales como analgésico-antiinflamatorio en la parroquia San Sebastián del Cantón San José de Chimbo”

Abstract

The present investigative work deals about the "Use of Medicinal Plants as Analgesic – Anti-inflammatory in San Sebastian downtown, San José de Chimbo town" by encompassing a theoretical and historical perspective that served as the fundamental basis for the development of the subject. Besides, the objective of the research was to describe the characterization, typology, administration, adverse effects and usability in medicinal and healing rituals focused on the foundation as an anti-inflammatory analgesic in the target population. The procedures for data collection were developed in a systematic way using the survey technique whose questionnaire consisted of nine open and closed questions, which were applied to two hundred and ninety citizens of the San Sebastián downtown who then were tabulated, analyzed and discussed on the basis of the theoretical frame in a precise and cautious way. The results showed that the applicability of plants as an alternative to relieve pain and inflammation without obtaining adverse effects became very common. Thus, it was determined that the most used as analgesics are chamomile and oregano, and the most common as anti-inflammatory are nettle, aloe and plantain; the same are usually supplied by infusion because they are easy and fast