espanolBarranquilla como entrono social ha implementado medidas para la preservacion de sus ciudadanos con estrategias encaminadas para la salud guiados por su epidemiologia y organizaciones de salud, pero no solo se observan metodos tradicionales protocolizados, sino tambien se visualizan metodos populares para el cuidado de la salud muchos de ellos propios de su idiosincrasia que han tenido resultados satisfactorios como tratamiento de patologias o como adyuvante de este. Con este escrito se busca identificar y reflexionar sobre todas aquellas muestras culturales populares que se han mantenido presentes en Barranquilla\Colombia encaminadas al cuidado de la salud, conocer su dinamica y determinar a su vez su valor cientifico y social para favorecer el bienestar de sus habitantes. EnglishBarranquilla as a social environment measures have been implemented for the preservation of its citizens with strategies aimed at health guided by its epidemiology and health organizations, but not only traditional protocolized methods are observed, but also popular methods for health care are visualized , many of them characteristic of their idiosyncrasy that have had satisfactory results as a treatment for pathologies or as an adjuvant to this. This paper seeks to identify and reflect on all those popular cultural samples that have remained present in Barranquilla Colombia aimed at health care, know their dynamics and determine their scientific and social value to promote the wellbeing of their inhabitants.