Knowledge and use of medicinal plants for the control of glycemia in diabetic patients
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DIABETES MELLITUS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL.Abstract
Introduction: the knowledge and use of medicinal plants for the control of glycemia in diabetic patients is a complex subject of great interest, but it also requires a cautious and responsible approach. Therefore, the study of diabetes is extremely important in prevention and health care.
Objective: to determine the level of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for the control of glycemia in diabetic patients of the diabetic club of the Santa Rosa Health Center.
Methods: it is an observational, descriptive study; an analysis is made from the types of diabetes, alternative therapies with medicinal plants, antidiabetic medicinal plants in Ecuador and their use by patients.
Results: as part of the diagnosis, the demographic data of patients with hyperglycemia, the most prevalent diseases in patients of the Club, as well as the medicinal plants most known by patients for the control of glycemia, their preparation methods and the most used means of information for the use of plants were used.
Conclusions: traditional medicine is one of the main treatments to which patients have access, and the perception in favor of the use of plants to reduce glucose levels is high, and studies and attention are intended in this sense.
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