Online Sources of Herbal Product Information

Owens, Christopher; Baergen, Ralph; Puckett, Derek

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.016

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“…Usually, this type of information is provided by product manufacturers. Consequently, this information is not always based on scientifi c evidence, is biased to support sales, lacks safety warnings, and can fuel mothers' anxiety over the potential for malnutrition in their children (21,22). It is doubtful whether mothers can actually judge the correctness of the health information provided by these sources.…”

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Factors Associated with Dietary Supplement Use among Preschool Children: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Japan

Sato

Suzuki

Chiba

et al. 2016

J Nutr Sci Vitaminol

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SummaryThis study was performed to reveal factors associated with dietary supplement use among Japanese preschool children in a nationwide survey. A cross-sectional, Internet survey was conducted among 2,058 mothers aged 20-40 y old who had preschool children and were registrants of a Japanese social research company in February 2013. The questionnaires assessed dietary supplement use, lifestyle and eating habits in both children and their mothers, eating awareness among mothers and the mothers' sources of health information. The study employed logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association between dietary supplement use and other variables. Dietary supplements were used by 8.0% of the children. Children who used supplements tended to be older in age, less likely to "get up cheerfully every morning," more likely to skip breakfast, eat out more frequently, and have mothers who used supplements, than children who did not use supplements. Mothers' level of education and household income were not associated with supplement use among their children. It is likely that mothers' anxiety about their children's health or unhealthy eating habits has a striking effect on supplement use among children. However, the actual dietary balance and daily rhythms of child supplement users were not irregular or unhealthy. It is necessary to give more accurate information on children's dietary habits and health to address mothers' anxiety.

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Factors Associated with Dietary Supplement Use among Preschool Children: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Japan

Sato

Suzuki

Chiba

et al. 2016

J Nutr Sci Vitaminol

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“…5 It is currently estimated that only 3% of herbal remedies sold in the United States have adequate scientific literature to support their claims. 6 In South Africa this value might even be lower.Although local statistics on the use of herbal and traditional medications are lacking, it has been reported that approximately 50% of the population of the United Kingdom and Australia have used some type of alternative medicine at least once in their lifetime. 7,8 Studies conducted in the USA have identified important chronic conditions where patients choose alternative medication as a means of treatment.…”

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Conditions frequently self-treated with herbal remedies by patients visiting a tertiary hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

Marais

Steenkamp

Plooy

2015

South African Family Practice

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Background: Herbal medications are used worldwide for a variety of diseases and conditions. Patients often elect not to disclose their herbal use history, or health care practitioners fail to enquire about specific alternative therapy. The aim of this study was to assess the conditions most frequently self-treated with herbal remedies by patients visiting a tertiary hospital in Garankuwa, South Africa. Methods: Patients attending an out-patient's clinic at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital were given a questionnaire regarding their use of herbal remedies for various reasons. Assessment was done on past, current, and possible future use of herbal interventions. These interventions were categorised into acute medical conditions, chronic ailments, and cultural uses. Results: Respiratory tract infections were most frequently treated (34%). Other highly ranked uses included protection from evil spirits (32%) and for HIV/AIDS (29%). Digestive ailments (27%), hypertension (18%), and general malaise (17%) accounted for the remainder. Previous herbal use amounted to 74%, but only 30% indicated that they would use herbal medication in future. Conclusions: Traditional medication plays an important role in many communities in South Africa. For this reason health care workers need to be aware of the conditions most frequently self-treated with herbal remedies. Having knowledge about the incidence of herbal treatment for a specific condition could alert the health care practitioner to possible reasons for unidentifiable drug interactions, adverse events, treatment failure, or even death.Keywords: chronic conditions, herbal remedies, out-patients, South Africa, traditional medicine IntroductionSouth Africa has 20 456 indigenous plant species of which 2 062 (~10%) are used for ethnomedicinal purposes according to the latest International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List index assessment of South African plants surveyed in 2009. 1 These plants have been used in the treatment of various diseases, either as a primary intervention or an add-on alternative therapy since the earliest days in our history. The Voortrekker Louis Treghardt's 1836 diary describes the use of natural remedies for a multitude of diseases. 2 Without exception, visits to traditional healers are a familiar activity for many people who rely on ancestral knowledge passed down from one generation to the next. 3 This practice accounts for innumerable hospitalisations resulting from adverse effects and drug interactions. Despite this fact very few studies have been conducted on assessing the safety of these traditional medicines, which continue to be marketed as harmless forms of treatment with unsubstantiated and exaggerated claims in treating every disease known to man. 4 Moreover, legislative loopholes exist whereby traditional and herbal preparations may be sold without the necessary documented safety, efficacy, or drug interaction profiles needed for doctors to be aware of their potential harmful effects. 5 It is currently estimated th...

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“…The formation of questions for the questionnaire was based on a previous study. (14,15) After collection of the completed questionnaire, the data were entered in the Microsoft Excel and was analysed by using the SPSS version 21 and all associations were tested by using Chi square test.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices About Nutritional Supplements of the Staff and Students of Universiti Kuala Lumpur - Royal College of Medicine Perak Malaysia

Atm¹,

Abdullah²,

Rahman³

et al. 2016

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BACKGROUNDThe rate of usage of nutritional supplement has increased tremendously over the past decades. In Malaysia, the dietary supplement market is about US $17.30/month. AIMThe aim of this study was to determine the association of knowledge, attitude and practice about nutritional supplements with socio-demographic factors of the respondents. METHODSThis was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2015 at UniKL-RCMP, Malaysia. Convenient sampling was used. The data extracted from the questionnaires, entered into the Microsoft Excel and were analysed by using the SPSS version 17. RESULTSOnly 43.1% respondents were graded as good knowledge level on nutritional supplement, while the majority (56.9%) respondents had a poor knowledge level. The knowledge on nutritional supplement were attained by majority from friends/families, doctors/pharmacists, television, articles, newspaper, reading books, radio and journal. The majority of study respondents was having a good healthy lifestyle. Most of the staff and students were non-smokers (99%), non-alcoholic (98%), supplement users (50.8%) and do regular exercise (85.8%). The correlation between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of nutritional supplements with gender, occupation and marital status were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONThis study shows that majority of nutritional supplement users were female, and also demonstrated that the participants had poor knowledge regarding nutritional supplement especially regarding cost, adverse reactions and evidence-based health benefit.

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Online Sources of Herbal Product Information

Cited by 58 publications

References 18 publications

Factors Associated with Dietary Supplement Use among Preschool Children: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Japan

Factors Associated with Dietary Supplement Use among Preschool Children: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Japan

Conditions frequently self-treated with herbal remedies by patients visiting a tertiary hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices About Nutritional Supplements of the Staff and Students of Universiti Kuala Lumpur - Royal College of Medicine Perak Malaysia

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