Recopilación etnográfica de los agentes de la medicina ancestral del cantón Nabón

Abstract

The objective of the present Project entitled “Etnograpic Compilation of the Agents of the Traditional Medicine of cantónNabón” is to show the knoledges and practices that are used to diagnose, prevent and away diseases of the patient's body. Usually, in the marginal rural areas of Nabón, curanderos/as are in charge to cure the fright, bad air, bob eye, witchcraft diseases, among other conditions of spiritual character. To do this, they make use of a wide variety of herbs; while midwives are entruste to review, accommodate and help the pregnant women taking into account various techniques such as: the tossed and the load of back to back. The wisdom of our representatives of the traditional medicine of Nabón for fractures and dislocations has got an extraordinary, fast and efficient recovery with the help of the “sobador”. In these sectors, still maintained the tratment of these discomforms with medicine extracted from plants and animals in natural way. Cure all this of conditions is required so much experience to help people who trust on their work. They are people that have a great career and that in any moment in our lives may be necessary.