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Antecedentes y objetivo:la cosmovisión andina mira la realidad de acuerdo a sus paradigmas, leyes y principios basados en la observación dela naturaleza y un razonamiento analógico; el malestar o la enfermedad,ha sido entendido como el desequilibrio de la armonía del ser consigo mismo, con la familia, con la naturaleza y con el cosmos. Por lo tanto, el presente estudio pretende entender los significados y sentidos del malestar Kichwa de los sabios de la medicina ancestral. Metodología:se llevó acabo un estudio cualitativo, fenomenológico postpositivista del malestar desde la perspectiva de la medicina tradicional con hombres y mujeres de sabiduría andina de la ciudad de Cuenca, El Tambo y Saraguro. Se utilizó muestreo bola de nieve y por conveniencia. Las entrevistas fueron grabadas y transcritas literalmente. Los datos se analizaron con el programa Atlas tiutilizando análisis de contenido. Resultados:para la medicina ancestral la enfermedad y salud son conceptos singulares en cuanto que se refieren aun estado del ser humano y no únicamente al estado de órganos o partesaisladas del cuerpo. Un elemento capital del malestar es el dolor/sufrimiento.El malestar es compartido, los sufrimientos son comunitarios y la sanación de alguien es también la sanación de los otros. El malestar nace en la con-vivencia que es siempre comunitaria, el malestar de los otros es también el malestar de cada quién. Conclusiones:el malestar en las comunidades Kichwas de Cuenca, El Tambo y Saraguro se produce por la desconexión o el desequilibrio con uno mismo, con los demás, con la naturaleza y con losobrenatural. El malestar se puede sanar con la intermediación de los Yachaks o sanadores por medio de diferentes métodos o elementos, lo que constituye una medicina diferente a la medicina convencional cuyo enfoque es del tipo bioquímico - molecular.
Antecedents and objective:The Andean cosmo-vision looks at thereality according to its paradigms, laws and principles based on the observation of nature and an analogical reasoning;the discomfort or disease has been understood asthe imbalance of the harmony of being with oneself,with the family, with nature and with the cosmos.Therefore, the present study aims to understand themeanings and senses of the Kichwa malaise of thesages of ancestral medicine.Methodology:a qualitative, post-positivist pheno-menological study of the discomfort was carried outfrom the perspective of traditional medicine withmen and women of Andean wisdom from the city ofCuenca, El Tambo and Saraguro. A snowball samplingwas used and for convenience. The interviews wererecorded and transcribed literally. The data was analy-zed with the Atlas program using content analysisResults:ancestral medicine for disease and healthare unique concepts in which refer to a state of thehuman being and not only to the state of organs orisolated parts of the body. Important elements ofdiscomfort are pain and suffering. Discomfort isshared, sufferings are communal and the healing ofsomeone is also the healing of others. The discomfortborn in the coexistence that is always communal, thediscomfort of others is also the discomfort of eachone.Conclusions:The discomfort in the Kichwa commu-nities of Cuenca, El Tambo and Saraguro is causedby the disconnection or imbalance with oneself, withothers, with nature and with the supernatural. Thediscomfort can be healed with the intermediation ofthe Yachaks or healers through different methods orelements, which constitutes a medicine differentfrom conventional one whose approach is of the bio-chemical - molecular type.
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Humans , Male , Female , Cultural Factors , Worldview , Medicine, Traditional , Pain , Health , DiseaseABSTRACT
This work aimed to explore Chinese Medicine and the importance of evaluating the body as a whole.Results:The current medical model in most the world is a biomedical model of Western Medicine in which great efforts are concentrated on treating symptoms and diseases.The theories of Western Medicine ignore the importance of the dimensions of consciousness and usually focus its attention on a material level.Chinese Medicine treats the human body holistically,taking into consideration a unity of body and spirit in relationship to its environment.By challenging the classic theories of medicine of which the ultimate goal is to combat symptoms and diseases,new options for thought may be found.The symptoms have become a way to restore balance to improve health status.Thus,people Can learn about symptoms.It is an evolution and personal growth.For Chinese Medicine,the symptom or disease is a sign of imbalance affecting the whole body and indicates that other aspects of the patient's life need to be evaluated as well,not just the apparent organ or system affected.Under this new paradigm,holistic Chinese Medicine is as scientific as the Western Medicine.It simply has its own methodology.