Abstract

SARAUZ GUADALUPE, Luis Alberto. Ancestral knowledge of medicinal plants in the community of Sahuangal, Pacto parish, Pichincha, Ecuador. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2021, vol.4, n.10, pp.72-85.  Epub Apr 30, 2021. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v4i10.77.

One of the factors of great importance for the survival and perpetuation of humanity has been the knowledge and use of medicinal plants as herbal medicines. In the present case study, the ancestral knowledge of the botanical resources of the Rural parish of Sahuangal, located northwest of Pichincha, Ecuador, was identified. The information collection was carried out through technical visits, participatory workshops, interviews and surveys with the inhabitants of this community who helped identify 23 medicinal plants for community use. The inhabitants of the Sahuangal community, especially the grandparents and elderly women of the household, have extensive knowledge about plants to which they attribute healing properties that are used to treat different ailments or diseases.

Keywords : Ancestral knowledge; Medicinal plants; Ancestral knowledges; Natural alternative.

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