Alternative Therapies Among Adults With a Reported Diagnosis of Asthma or Rhinosinusitis

Blanc, Paul D.; Trupin, Laura; Earnest, Gillian; Katz, Patricia P.; Yelin, Edward H.; Eisner, Mark D.

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“…Alternative therapies employed include medicinal plants and the use of other practices such as acupuncture, aromatherapy, Chinese herbs, animal products, homeopathy and relaxation techniques (Ng et al, 2003;Blanc et al, 2001, Ernst, 1998Partridge, Dockrell, Smith, 2002). Methodological differences, both geographical and conceptual, among the various studies make any useful comparison difficult.…”

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Use of medicinal herbs by patients with severe asthma managed at a Referral Center

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Braz. J. Pharm. Sci.

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that may lead to limitations in regular activities, to hospitalizations and a decrease in quality of life. Adherence to drug treatment is crucial for control of the disease. The use of medicinal herbs can reduce adherence to prescriptions, as the medication may be replaced by infusions or herbal products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of use of traditional herbal medicine among severe asthmatics in Salvador. Information on use of homemade remedies was obtained through application of a questionnaire during patient visits to a referral center. We also collected data on economic and social aspects as well as disease control. One hundred and forty-four (91,1%) out of one hundred and fifty-eight patients evaluated used herbal medicines, but only 26.5% attributed improvement of asthma symptoms to this alternative treatment and only 8 had substituted a prescribed medication by herbal medicines. There was a trend towards lower adherence to prescription drug treatment in this group of patients. Despite the high frequency of use of medicinal herbs in our sample, there was no improvement in the asthma treatment in this population compared to non-users. Adherence to conventional drug treatment was satisfactory and there was neither reduction in asthma control nor increase in hospitalizations among the users of medicinal plants.Uniterms: Asthma/adherence to drug treatment. Medicinal herbs/use.A asma é uma enfermidade inflamatória crônica das vias aéreas que pode resultar em limitações nas atividades diárias, internações e prejuízo da qualidade de vida. A adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso é fundamental para o controle da doença. O uso de plantas medicinais pode reduzir a adesão ao tratamento prescrito, à medida que os medicamentos são substituídos por chás ou ervas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a frequência de uso de plantas medicinais entre asmáticos graves em Salvador. As informações sobre uso de remédios caseiros foram obtidas por meio de questionário durante a visita dos pacientes a um centro de referência. Foram coletados dados econômicos, sociais e de controle da doença. Cento e quarenta e quatro (91,1%) dos cento e cinqüenta e oito pacientes avaliados utilizavam plantas medicinais, dos quais apenas 26,5% atribuíam melhora dos sintomas da asma a este tratamento alternativo e somente 8 pacientes já haviam feito a substituição de medicamento por alguma planta medicinal. Houve tendência a menor adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso neste grupo de pacientes. Apesar da alta frequência do uso de plantas medicinais na nossa amostra, não houve melhora no tratamento da asma desta população em relação aos não-usuários. A adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso foi satisfatória, não havendo piora no controle da asma ou aumento em hospitalizações entre os usuários de plantas medicinais.Unitermos: Asma/adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso. Plantas medicinais/uso.

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Use of medicinal herbs by patients with severe asthma managed at a Referral Center

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Santos

Souza‐Machado³

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Braz. J. Pharm. Sci.

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“…WHO estimated that about threequarters of the world's population currently use natural drugs and other forms of traditional medicines like medicinal mushrooms to treat their diseases 11 including breast cancer (12%) 12 , liver disease (21%) 13 , HIV (22%) 14 , asthma (24%) 15 and rheumatological disorders (26%) 16 . The acceptance and recognition of natural medicine has been in part due to the acknowledgement of the value of traditional and indigenous pharmacopoeias, the incorporation of some medicines derived from these sources into pharmaceuticals 17,18 , the need to make health care affordable for the Available online on www.ijpsr.com 3 community people and the perception that pharmaceutical drugs are increasingly over prescribed, expensive and even dangerous.…”

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Cordyceps militaris is an important medicinal mushroom useful for the extraction of several bio-metabolites for natural drugs to revitalize the various physiological systems of the body from the ancient era. The constituents of C. militaris are now using widely in the modern pharmaceutical industries. The active principles of C. militaris are beneficial to act principally as pro-sexual, anticancer, immunomodulatory, and anti-oxidant agent, let alone its others beneficial activities for most of the systems of the body. In addition, it has lots of clinical applications. The prospects of this novel mushroom could be used not only for modern medicinal manufacturers, but also for the community people for the betterment of their health. The present review highlights the importance of this medicinal mushroom C. militaris, also aiming to draw necessary attention of the researchers as a frontier one.

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“…13,14 It has been documented that the use of complementary and alternative medicine is popular in asthma. 15,16 However, no nationally representative data have specifically examined dietary supplement use among people with asthma. This information is needed to improve clinical care of asthma patients and to inform future investigation of the therapeutic or preventive role of diet and nutrition in asthma.…”

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Use of dietary supplements among US adults with asthma

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Xiao²

2011

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Background:Little is known about dietary supplement use among people with asthma, especially on a national level. We examined the prevalence and type of supplement use and demographic and health-related characteristics of users among US adults with asthma. Methods: Data from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Asthma was defined by self-report of ever receiving a diagnosis and still having asthma currently. Dietary supplements were collected by direct inspection of products where possible (88% of the time), and were transcribed by trained nutritionists. Multivariate logistic procedure was performed to determine independent associations of supplement use with participant characteristics. Results: The prevalence of using a dietary supplement in the past month was similar between adults with asthma (50.2%, 8.6 million) and those without asthma (54%, 104.3 million). Among asthmatic adults, multivitamins/multiminerals (40.1%) were the most commonly used supplements, followed by vitamin B 12 (23.3%), vitamin C (19.9%), calcium (15.2%), vitamin E (14.7), folic acid (12.7%), vitamin B 6 (11.2%), thiamin (10.8%), niacin (10.8%), B complex vitamins (10.4%), and riboflavin (10.3%). Asthma adults who were supplement users tended to be older (50.2 ± 19.2 versus 45.2 ± 18.0 years for supplement users versus nonusers, respectively, P = 0.009), white/Hispanic, women, and had excellent/very good self-reported health. Forty-three percent of supplement users took only one supplement. Middle-aged and older asthma adults were more likely to use multiple supplements concurrently. Conclusion: Use of dietary supplements is popular in US adults with asthma, similar to the general adult population. It is important to take supplement use into account in clinical care for asthma patients and in the design and analysis in epidemiological and intervention studies of nutrition and asthma.

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Alternative Therapies Among Adults With a Reported Diagnosis of Asthma or Rhinosinusitis

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