Introduction:

The origin of natural and traditional medicine is intimately linked to that of humanity and the history of mankind in his struggle for survival. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been a useful and accessible therapeutic resource to solve health problems.

Objective:

To assess the usefulness of the multimedia Fitosoft for the knowledge about natural and traditional medicine among third-academic-year students from the Medicine major at Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Bayamo.

Methods:

The multimedia was created in the period 2020-2021, with the application of the tools JClic Author and Gimpshop under a GPL/Linux license. To determine its effectiveness, a preexperimental study without a control group was carried out by means of student surveys. The study universe consisted of all third-academic-year medical students (231) and the sample consisted of 60 students selected by simple random sampling.

Results:

Before applying the multimedia, 21 students showed a low level of knowledge (70 %). After using the computer product, 27 of the respondents showed a high level of knowledge (90 %).

Conclusions:

The multimedia Fitosoft is very useful as a teaching medium for third-academic-year medical students because it increases their level of knowledge about natural and traditional medicine.