Alternativas terapéuticas ancestrales en pacientes covid 19: Una revisión sistemática

Abstract

Introduction: Ancestral alternative therapies are methods and techniques that help balance the individual's physical, mental, and spiritual body and environment. This use is based on the knowledge of the ancestor who has been transmitting its use for decades, even more so in the era of SARS-CoV2. Consequently, the world's population used it as a preventive alternative to the virus. Objective: To describe the available scientific evidence on ancestral therapeutic alternatives in COVID-19 patients. Methodology: A systematic descriptive review was used under the PRISMA methodology. To perform the search, keywords in Spanish, such as "therapies," "ancestral," "patients," and "SARS-CoV2", boolean connections AND, OR, inclusion and exclusion criteria were used. Fourteen original articles in Spanish and English were acquired from various sources: BV Salud, UCACUE Virtual Library, Digital Repository, Medigraphic, and Google Scholar. Discussion/Results: six categories were created: ancestral medicine as an alternative to SARS-CoV2, the effect of medicinal plants against SARS-CoV2, phytotherapy as an alternative to SARS-CoV2, therapeutic realities of SARS-CoV2, the use of domestic ancestral medicine COVID-19, and herbal plants as a preventive alternative to SARS-CoV2. Conclusion: studies show that medicinal plants contain bioactive amino acids, vitamins B and C, essential oils, flavonoids, etc., that help fight respiratory infections caused by SARS-CoV2. Keywords: therapies, sar-cov2, alternative, ancestral