THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE
<p>Background. Data about the use of medicinal herbs for selftreatment in our population is sparse. Therefore the aim of our survey was to investigate the measures taken by patients with four most frequent symptoms, which medicinal herbs they used and where they got them.</p><p>Met...
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| author | Zalika Klemenc Ketiš Franc Verovnik |
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| description | <p>Background. Data about the use of medicinal herbs for selftreatment in our population is sparse. Therefore the aim of our survey was to investigate the measures taken by patients with four most frequent symptoms, which medicinal herbs they used and where they got them.</p><p>Methods. In the streets of the city of Velenje 184 randomly chosen adults were asked about the measures to cope with their four most common symptoms: abdominal pain, headache, diarrhoea and raised body temperature.</p><p>Results. 72 percent of people surveyed use medicinal herbs. The use increases with advancing age. There are no differences regarding their education. It has been found that the pill is mostly used while the medicinal herbs take the third place. The most frequently used herb is camomile (Matricaria chamomilla). The herbs are mainly provided by the users themselves.</p><p>Conclusions. Medicinal herbs are often used in combination with conventional therapy, without proper knowledge of their side effects and the harm of potentional misuse. The physicians are mainly not aware of their use among the patients. The importance of this problem for the public health service is thus essential.<br /><br /></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abad710e0e5741d7b38a1ce4991326bf2022-12-21T22:20:41ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242004-02-017321726THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJEZalika Klemenc Ketiš0Franc Verovnik1Terme Topolšica Topolšica 77 3326 TopolšicaInterni oddelek Splošna bolnišnica Slovenj Gradec Gosposvetska 1 2380 Slovenj Gradec<p>Background. Data about the use of medicinal herbs for selftreatment in our population is sparse. Therefore the aim of our survey was to investigate the measures taken by patients with four most frequent symptoms, which medicinal herbs they used and where they got them.</p><p>Methods. In the streets of the city of Velenje 184 randomly chosen adults were asked about the measures to cope with their four most common symptoms: abdominal pain, headache, diarrhoea and raised body temperature.</p><p>Results. 72 percent of people surveyed use medicinal herbs. The use increases with advancing age. There are no differences regarding their education. It has been found that the pill is mostly used while the medicinal herbs take the third place. The most frequently used herb is camomile (Matricaria chamomilla). The herbs are mainly provided by the users themselves.</p><p>Conclusions. Medicinal herbs are often used in combination with conventional therapy, without proper knowledge of their side effects and the harm of potentional misuse. The physicians are mainly not aware of their use among the patients. The importance of this problem for the public health service is thus essential.<br /><br /></p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2251medicinal herbsabdominal painheadachediarrhoearaised body temperature |
| spellingShingle | Zalika Klemenc Ketiš Franc Verovnik THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE Zdravniški Vestnik medicinal herbs abdominal pain headache diarrhoea raised body temperature |
| title | THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE |
| title_full | THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE |
| title_fullStr | THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE |
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| title_short | THE USE OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE CITY OF VELENJE |
| title_sort | use of the medicinal herbs in the city of velenje |
| topic | medicinal herbs abdominal pain headache diarrhoea raised body temperature |
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