Use of medicinal plants by adults in the Department of Guatemala for the treatment of COVID-19
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https://doi.org/10.36958/sep.v7i2.302Keywords:
symptoms of COVID-19, medicinal plants, phytotherapy, pandemic, treatmentAbstract
OBJECTIVE: to characterize the use of medicinal plants to treat symptoms of COVID-19, in the department of Guatemala. METHOD: the research was descriptive, quantitative and transversal. Carried out through an electronic Google forms questionnaire, with 12 multiple choice questions to 385 people. RESULTS: 72.4% of the people who answered the electronic questionnaire used medicinal plants to treat the COVID-19 disease, of which the majority were female. The most used medicinal plants were ginger (91%), lemon (81%), eucalyptus (60%), garlic (51%) and red onion (48%). In addition, those who turned to medicinal plants reported perceiving that their COVID-19 symptoms improved. The results of the Chi square test show a significant relationship between sex and the use of medicinal plants (Chi2 = 9.34, p value = 0.002). This suggests that the use of medicinal plants is associated with sex. CONCLUSION: at least 72% of people who have suffered from COVID-19 in the department of Guatemala used medicinal plants to treat the disease and the most frequently used plants were ginger, lemon, eucalyptus, garlic and onion dwelling.
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