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<journal-id>2617-4731</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Sociedad Científica del Paraguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Soc. cient. Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2617-4731</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Científica del Paraguay]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2617-47312021000100082</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32480/rscp.2021.26.1.82</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Plantas utilizadas en la medicina popular paraguaya para tratar afecciones relacionadas al estrés]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The plant species that are used in Paraguayan folk medicine to treat stress-related conditions]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gonzalez]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Arrua]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa Degen De]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Dirección de Investigaciones, Departamento de Botánica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>82</fpage>
<lpage>90</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000100082&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000100082&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000100082&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La medicina tradicional ha mantenido su popularidad en todo el mundo. En Paraguay, la medicina tradicional es ampliamente practicada por sus habitantes para tratar las diversas afecciones que se les presenten, empleando principalmente plantas medicinales. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo identificar las especies vegetales que se utilizan en la medicina popular paraguaya para tratar afecciones relacionadas al estrés. El estudio fue observacional; consistió en consultar a vendedores de plantas medicinales sobre aquellas que recomiendan para contrarrestar el estrés y sus síntomas, de 3 puestos de venta de &#8220;yuyos&#8221; de cada mercado situado en las ciudades de Limpio, San Lorenzo y Villa Elisa, Departamento Central. Se realizaron tres recolecciones entre julio y noviembre del 2019. Las plantas adquiridas fueron identificadas, fotografiadas, secadas, etiquetadas y depositadas en el Herbario FCQ. Como resultado se identificaron 16 especies, de las cuales 8 especies fueron recomendadas (en estado fresco) en el mercado de Limpio, 10 especies (6 especies en estado fresco y 4 especies en polvo grueso en estado seco dispuesto en bolsita) en Villa Elisa y 10 especies (en estado fresco) en San Lorenzo. Las especies citadas en los tres mercados son &#8220;menta'i&#8221;, Mentha x piperita; &#8220;kapi'i kat&#297;&#8221;, Kyllinga vaginata y &#8220;cedrón Paraguay&#8221;, Aloysia citriodora. La familia más representada fue Lamiaceae, con tres especies, seguida de Verbenaceae con dos especies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Traditional medicine has maintained its popularity worldwide. In Paraguay, practitioners of traditional medicine are abundant and formulate treatments based mainly on plants. This work aimed to identify the plant species that are used in Paraguayan folk medicine to treat stress-related conditions. The study was observational; It consisted in consulting sellers about the plants they recommend to counteract stress and its symptoms, from 3 &#8220;yuyos&#8221; stalls in each market located in the cities of Limpio, San Lorenzo and Villa Elisa, Central Department. Three collections were made between July and November 2019. The acquired plants were identified, photographed, dried, labeled and deposited in the Herbarium FCQ. As a result, 16 species were identified, of which 8 species were recommended (in the fresh state) in the Limpio market, 10 species (6 species in the fresh state and 4 species in coarse powder in the dry state arranged in a bag) in Villa Elisa and 10 species (fresh) in San Lorenzo. The species mentioned in the three markets are "menta'i", Mentha x piperita; "Kapi'i kat&#297;", Kyllinga vaginata and "Paraguay cedar", Aloysia citriodora. The most represented family was Lamiaceae, with three species, followed by Verbenaceae with two species.]]></p></abstract>
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