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    Plantas medicinales en el tratamiento de enfermedades culturales según la cosmovisión de sanadores y pobladores
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2022-10-11) Andrango Quisaguano, Nataly Paola; Fernández Nieto, Miriam Ivonne
    The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of cultural diseases is considered a significant axis within the health system to contribute to universal access and coverage in health.Objective: To determine the medicinal plants most used in the treatment of cultural diseases according to the worldview of residents and healers regarding the health disease process. Method: quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental study, cross sectional design,convenience sampling of 50 heads of household and 4 local healers who were given two typesof surveys. Results: the majority of the study population chooses to self-medicate with local medicinal plants in the presence of spiritual diseases. Conclusion: the healing methods of the Rasuyacu Corazón community are cleansing and infusions with native medicinal plants such as; nettle, chilco, rue, marco, santa maria, aloe vera, mellocos and fava leaves.