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Table 3 Frequency of the use of different types of CAM by kidney patients

From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis in Trinidad: A descriptive study

  

Use pattern, n (%)

CAM

 

Used in past

Used presently

Will use in the future

Herbs

 

Evening primrose (Oenothera) oil

1 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)

4 (21.1)

6 (31.6)

5 (26.3)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale roscoe)

13 (68.4)

12 (63.2)

13 (68.4)

Ginseng (Panax)

6 (31.6)

7 (36.8)

7 (36.8)

Medicinal tea

15 (78.9)

14 (73.7)

14 (73.7)

Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

6 (31.6)

4 (21.1)

4 (21.1)

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

3 (15.8)

3 (15.8)

3 (15.8)

Garlic (Allium sativum)

14 (73.7)

11 (57.9)

10 (52.6)

Aloe vera

3 (15.8)

2 (10.5)

2 (10.5)

Biologically based therapies

 

Potassium

4 (21.1)

11 (57.9)

10 (52.6)

Calcium

11 (57.9)

12 (63.2)

14 (73.7

Vitamin B complex

18 (94.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Vitamin A

6 (31.6)

6 (31.6)

9 (47.4)

Vitamin D

4 (21.1)

3 (15.8)

6 (31.6)

Vitamin E

4 (21.1)

3 (15.8)

6 (31.6)

Zinc

1 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.3)

Omega 3

6 (31.6)

3 (15.8)

5 (26.3)

Sure Cure products

1 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Folic acid

8 (42.1)

14 (73.7)

13 (68.4)

Omega XL

4 (21.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Special diet/supplements

2 (10.5)

15 (78.9)

15 (78.9)

COQ 10

3 (15.8)

1 (5.3)

2 (10.5)

Alternative systems

 

Chinese herbal medicine

7 (36.8)

6 (31.6)

6 (31.6)

Indian/Ayurvedicmedicine

Nil

Nil

Nil

Acupuncture

Nil

Nil

Nil

Homeopathy

Nil

Nil

Nil

Other

(e.g. spiritual therapy/mind-body systems, physical therapy/body manipulations, energy therapies, other indigenous/local therapies)

 

Nil

Nil

Nil

  1. CAM complementary and alternative medicine; COQ 10 coenzyme Q 10