Effectiveness of the use of rosemary in otomycosis. Abel Santamaría Cuadrado Hospital

Plants have played a fundamental role in the development of man. Currently, according to the WHO, it is estimated that 80% of the world's population depends on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. Bidens pilosa Linné, popularly known as rosemary, has recognized medicinal properties in its digestive, cholera, antiulcer, antifungal and antibacterial action. It is used in the form of herbal medicine, syrup, tincture and fluid extract. Among the diseases diagnosed in the Otorhinolaryngology service of the Abel Santamaría Hospital, natural medications are only prescribed for a small number, given the limited knowledge about scientific evidence that supports their use, so we proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of rosemary in patients with otomycosis at the "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" General Teaching Hospital during the period from January 2021 to January 2024, for which a non-experimental, descriptive, longitudinal, prospective research was carried out, with data from a database created for the follow-up of patients with otomycosis treated in the emergency room of the "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado General Teaching Hospital". The sample consisted of 900 patients diagnosed with otomycosis. Patients between 48 and 57 years old predominated (26.4%), male (61.2%) and humidity was presented as the main predisposing factor (80.1%). There was a predominance of good clinical evolution (57.8%).