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Table 3 Reasons for herb use

From: Herbal medicine: a survey of use in Nigerian presurgical patients booked for ambulatory anaesthesia

Variable

Frequency (n=25)

Percentage

Malaria

7

29.2

Cough

3

12.5

Concurrent surgical condition

3

12.5

Malaise

2

8.3

Abdominal discomfort

2

8.3

‘Stomach cleansing’

2

8.3

‘Anti-poison’

2

8.3

Typhoid

1

4.2

Amenorrhea

1

4.2

General well being

1

4.2

Pain relief

1

4.2