Perception of medical plants in young adults from a medical office

Abstract

Introduction: medicinal plants have historically been a fundamental pillar in the prevention and treatment of dissimilar conditions in the different organs and systems of the body.

Objective: to evaluate the basic perception about medicinal plants in young adults from a medical office at the Luis Augusto Turcios Lima polyclinic.

Methods: a study with a descriptive correlational, cross-sectional, prospective design and with a quantitative approach was carried out in the month of January 2024. The sample was made up of 109 young people from the community belonging to #50 Medical Office of Luis Augusto Turcios Lima Teaching Polyclinic.

Results: the age group between 19-21 years of age predominated (n= 66; 60,55 %), of which the female participants stood out (n= 67; 61,46 %). It was found that the majority of the participants (n= 105; 96,33 %) have used medicinal plants and of them 101 (92,66 %) have experienced health benefits. The most used medicinal plant was Aloe Vera (n= 25; 22,94 %). More than half of the participants (n= 64; 58,72 %) showed good general knowledge about medicinal plants and question six was the most promoted with 13 % correct answers.

Conclusions: among the young people of the community, the female sex predominates, the majority have used medicinal plants with beneficial results in the treatment of some ailment or diseases, with Aloe Vera being the most used among the participants, they showed good knowledge about the subject and the question. The most successful was number six.