Complementary treatment of the common cold and flu with medicinal plants--results from two samples of pharmacy customers in Estonia.

The aim of the current survey was to investigate the complementary self-treatment of the common cold and flu with medicinal plants among pharmacy customers in Estonia. A multiple-choice questionnaire listing 10 plants and posing questions on the perceived characteristics of cold and flu, the effecti...

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Main Authors: Ain Raal, Daisy Volmer, Renata Sõukand, Sofia Hratkevitš, Raivo Kalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590151?pdf=render