%0 bachelorThesis %A Chimbo Morocho, Erika Maritza %E Guamán Curí, Mónica Alexandra %D 2017 %G spa %T Prácticas culturales ancestrales de salud en Simiátug Central mayo-octubre 2017 %U http://dspace.ueb.edu.ec/handle/123456789/1967 %X The present work titled " CULTURAL ANCESTRAL PRACTICES OF HEALTH IN SIMIATUG CENTRAL ON MAY-OCTOBER 2017" have to object to determine the cultural ancestral practices of health in the Central Simiátug on May-October 2017; the method that was applicated in this research was interviews that 50 people who provided ancestral medicine and others such as: yachak, healers, midwives, cleaners, hierbateros, sobadores, scrubbers and health institutions, education and medium of comunication (radio) and the foundation RUNAKUNAPAK YACHANA of the Simiátug central. The design of the present work is the study of type descriptive, retrospective prospective and transversal, the same that resulted in the interviews obtaining and approximate a number of midwives 18, yachak 8, healers 2, sobadores 4, scregadores1, hierbateros 5, cleaners 3, another 9, the final report of this investigation was presented to the authorities of the State University of Bolivar. Taking as a conclusion that: One of the main customs of the inhabitants of the Simiatug central we observe the use of ancestral medicine for the cure of their diseases. It is determined that in the majority of the families of Simiátug central keeps alive the tradition of imparting knowledge on cultural practices ancestral to new generations. Information was obtained through interviews, books, bibliographic sources, and publications on a website. Cultural Ancestral Health practices are not affected by the growth of Western medicine.