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Herbal medicine as prevention and treatment against covid-19

Abstract:

COVID-19 has generated a great impact worldwide since December 2019. It is a new respiratory disease and is presented as a threat to public health. Currently, there is no medication capable of completely treating the symptoms and the objective of the study is to relate the use of herbal medicine as an alternative for prevention and treatment of Covid-19 with the frequency and form of consumption, Cañar-Ecuador. A quantitative, relational, non-experimental study was carried out. The sample was made up of 829 randomly selected individuals. The data were collected through a survey, in person and online. Results: 96.2% of the sample consumed some type of alternative medicine as prevention and treatment of Covid-19; 57.8% are female, 75.6% reside in urban areas, and 43.1% have a third level of education. 52.2% consumed eucalyptus, 23.6% ginger, inhaled and infused, in relation to the frequency of consumption, 33.7% did so once a week. There is a very significant relationship between the frequency of consumption with the type of herbal medicine and the form of preparation, p value of 0.000. In conclusion, a high percentage of the population resorted to the use of medicinal plants as viable options for the prevention and treatment of coronavirus, where more than 90% of respondents described the herbal alternative as effective.