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Table 4 Top 10 herbal ingredients contained in PFS taken by consumers responding “body weight” while “dieting-for-overweight/obesity”a

From: Usage of Plant Food Supplements (PFS) for weight control in six European countries: results from the PlantLIBRA PFS Consumer Survey 2011-2012

Herbal ingredients consumed

PFS (n)

% (CI 95 %)

Cynara scolymus (artichoke)

27

8.6 (5.5-11.7)

Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)

13

4.1 (1.9-6.3)

Ananas comosus (pineapple)

11

3.5 (1.5-5.5)

Matricaria chamomilla (Hungarian camomile)

10

3.2 (1.2-5.1)

Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

9

2.9 (1.0-4.7)

Fucus vesiculosus (kelp)

8

2.5 (0.8-4.3)

Raphanus sativus (radish)

8

2.5 (0.8-4.3)

Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)

8

2.5 (0.8-4.3)

Camellia sinensis (green tea)

7

2.2 (0.6-3.9)

Carica papaya (papaya)

7

2.2 (0.6-3.89)

  1. aSubsample 3: at least one of the options chosen included “body weight and at least one of the options chosen included “dieting-for-overweight/obesity”