Introduction:

Natural medicine is an effective alternative in the medical treatment of various diseases.

Objective:

To describe the level of use of natural medicine by health professionals.

Methods:

A retrospective, descriptive and observational study was carried out. The study universe consisted of 44 health professionals of various categories, who met the inclusion criteria. Qualitative and quantitative variables were used.

Results:

64 % of the professionals reported using natural medicine at all times of treatment. The most used modality was phytotherapy, accounting for 51 % for the dental doctors. 75 % of the professionals used phytopharmaceuticals as the only therapeutic option for treating different diseases. They recognized the use of plants such as lemon grass, bitter orange, garlic and marigold for treating arterial hypertension, respiratory infections, circulatory disorders and stomatitis. 84 % of the professionals in the categories of physicians, dental doctors, nurses and graduates obtained the knowledge during their professional training.

Conclusions:

There is little use of the different therapeutic modalities and properties of natural medicine as medical treatment.

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