Table 2 Common herbal remedies and functional foods used by cancer patients
Herb/functional food | Cancer type | Total N = 150 (%) | Pearson’s Chi-square p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast (n = 88) | Prostate (n = 36) | Colorectal (n = 25) | |||
Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Family: Annonaceae | 70 | 29 | 22 | 121 (80.7) | 0.878 |
Beet root (Beta vulgaris L.) Family: Amaranthaceae | 23 | 3 | 3 | 29 (19.3) | 0.040* |
Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Family: Apiaceae | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 (13.3) | 0.006* |
Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.) Family: Poaceae | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 (11.3) | 0.173 |
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Family: Caricaceae | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 (10.7) | 0.191 |
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Family: Iridaceae | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 (10.0) | 0.069 |
Aloes (Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.) Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 (8.0) | 0.239 |
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Family: Cucurbitaceae | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 (7.3) | 0.067 |
Lemon (Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck) Family: Rutaceae | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 (6.7) | 0.562 |
Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) Family: Rubiaceae | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 (6.7) | 0.014* |
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Family: Zingiberceae | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 (6.7) | 0.150 |
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Family: Amaryllidaceae | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 (6.7) | 0.324 |