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<journal-meta>
<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>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Científica del Paraguay]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2617-47312021000200163</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32480/rscp.2021.26.2.163</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Plantas usadas en afecciones digestivas en Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Plants used in digestive diseases in Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Soria Rey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nélida]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Pilar Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pilar ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sociedad Científica del Paraguay  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>163</fpage>
<lpage>176</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000200163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000200163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2617-47312021000200163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La OMS promueve el uso de la Medicina Tradicional en la Atención Primaria de Salud debido a que ésta ha demostrado ser eficaz como tratamiento y prevención de primera línea para enfermedades agudas, tales como resfriados, diarreas, dolores de estómago, fiebres ligeras, entre otras, especialmente en sus fases iniciales. Este trabajo forma parte de la actualización de plantas medicinales que se realiza cada año, para ello se realizaron muestreos en los mercados de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Caaguazú, Villarrica, Pilar, durante todo el año 2019. En cada una de las comunidades estudiadas, se realizaron 14 entrevistas semi estructuradas a los vendedores y usuarios de plantas medicinales que asistían a consultas en las Unidades de Salud Familiar. Se identificaron las especies empleadas por los usuarios para las afecciones del sistema digestivo. 70 especies se emplean para uso digestivo. La familia mejor representada fue la Asteraceae con 11 especies y 9 géneros. El órgano vegetal más utilizado fue la hoja. Se calculó la importancia relativa de las enfermedades, encontrándose que el dolor de estómago es la afección más frecuentemente mencionada y las tres especies citadas con mayor frecuencia para el uso como antiespasmódico estomacal fueron Mentha x piperita &#8220;menta í&#8221;, Lippia alba &#8220;salvia rã&#8221;, Mangifera indica &#8220;mango&#8221;. Los estudios científicos confirmaron que dos de las especies mencionadas en este grupo presentaron acción similar a la mencionada en los conocimientos tradicionales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The WHO promotes the use of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care because it has proven to be effective as a first-line treatment and prevention for acute illnesses, such as colds, diarrhea, stomach aches, mild fevers, among others. especially in its early stages. This work is part of the update of medicinal plants that is carried out each year, for this, samples were carried out in the markets of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Caaguazú, Villarrica, Pilar, throughout 2019. 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted with the sellers and users of medicinal plants and who attended consultations in the Family Health Units, in each of the communities. 70 species were identified, used for their digestive use the best represented family was the Asteraceae with 11 species and 9 genera. The most used plant organ was the leaf. When the relative importance of diseases is analyzed, we find that stomach pain is considered the most important condition and the three species most frequently cited for use as stomach antispasmodic were Mentha x piperita "menta í", Lippia alba "salvia rã &#8221;, Mangifera indicates&#8220; mango &#8221;. It also mentions some species that have demonstrated efficacy in their action similar to that mentioned in traditional knowledge.]]></p></abstract>
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