tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Folk medicine in the northern coast of Colombia: an overview"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí yhọc Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Folk medicine in the northern coast of Colombia: an overview. | JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE Folk medicine in the northern coast of Colombia an overview Gomez-Estrada et al. Gómez-Estrada et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 27 http content 7 1 27 22 September 2011 BioMed Central Gómez-Estrada et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 27 http content 7 1 27 Tg- JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY 5R And ethnomedicine RESEARCH Open Access Folk medicine in the northern coast of Colombia an overview Harold Gomez-Estrada Fredyc Díaz-Castillo Luis Franco-Ospina Jairo Mercado-Camargo Jaime Guzman-Ledezma José Domingo Medina and Ricardo Gaitán-Ibarra Abstract Background Traditional remedies are an integral part of Colombian culture. Here we present the results of a three-year study of ethnopharmacology and folk-medicine use among the population of the Atlantic Coast of Colombia specifically in department of Bolívar. We collected information related to different herbal medicinal uses of the local flora in the treatment of the most common human diseases and health disorders in the area and determined the relative importance of the species surveyed. Methods Data on the use of medicinal plants were collected using structured interviews and through observations and conversations with local communities. A total of 1225 participants were interviewed. Results Approximately 30 uses were reported for plants in traditional medicine. The plant species with the highest fidelity level Fl were Crescentia cujete L. flu Eucalyptus globulus Labill. flu and cough Euphorbia tithymaloides L. inflammation Gliricidia_sepium_ Jacq. Kunth pruritic ailments Heliotropium indicum L. intestinal parasites Malachra alceifolia Jacq. inflammation Matricaria chamomilla L. colic Mentha sativa L. nervousness Momordica charantia L. intestinal parasites Origanum vulgare L. earache Plantago major L. inflammation and Terminalia catappa L. inflammation . The most frequent ailments reported were skin .