Use of medicinal plants as an alternative for the treatment of respiratory disorders in adults in Ciudad del Este

Abstract

The research has set as an objective to determine the use of medicinal plants as an alternative for the treatment of respiratory conditions in residents of the Villa CONAVI II neighborhood km 12 Monday of Ciudad del Este, with a quantitative methodology of descriptive scope, it was identified that 38.5% of respondents had sore throat, 31.7% had cough symptoms, 12.9% had fever, while 11.5% of respondents had difficulty breathing and finally 5.4% had chest pain. The above reasons have led according to them 59.4% to use medicinal plants, the most used species are in 44.6% eucalyptus, 13.9% use amba'y, 13.3% opted for jaguarundi, 9.6% sage, 8.4% mallow, 3, 6 corresponds to wormwood, while 3% use holy thistle and 1.8 corresponds to anise and al, 24.7% say they use by inhalation which is done by steam dragging, while 24.1% of the participants confess that they use in the form of juices. Regarding the way of use, 51.8% of the respondents used both dry and fresh, they used it at any time of the day, 28.9% once a day, while 18.7% used it twice a day, and 17.5% used it three times a day.