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Table 7 Reported use of HDS among users

From: The use of herbal and dietary supplement among community-dwelling elderly in a suburban town of Malaysia

  Treat minor illness Treat chronic illness Prevent disease
Vitamin C Cold and Flu (n = 7) Migraine (n = 3) Cold and Flu (n = 13)
Fever (n = 6) Hypertension (n = 6)
Skin itchiness (n = 3) Fever (n = 5)
Constipation (n = 3) Diabetes mellitus (n = 4)
Cough (n = 1) Cancer (n = 3)
Skin itchiness (n = 3)
Stroke (n = 1)
Cough (n = 1)
Honey Cough (n = 11) Diabetes mellitus (n = 4)
Fever (n = 4) Hypertension (n = 2)
Sore throat (n = 4) Cold and Flu (n = 2)
Cold and Flu (n = 1) Cancer (n = 1)
Oral ulcer (n = 1) Cough (n = 1)
Fever (n = 1)
Stroke (n = 1)
Fish oil Hypertension (n = 4) Hypertension (n = 9)
Eye disease (n = 1) Heart disease (n = 1)
Eye disease (n = 1)
Cancer (n = 1)
Traditional herbal preparation (jamu / makjun) Obesity (n = 4)
Flatulence (n = 1)
Glucosamine Osteoarthritis (n = 14)
Vitamin B complex Alzheimer’s disease (n = 1)
Heart disease (n = 1)
Indigestion (n = 1)
Vitamin B12 Heart disease (n = 3)
Fever (n = 1)
Osteoporosis (n = 1)
Commercial herbal juice Body pain (n = 5) Osteoarthritis (n = 2) Hypercholesterolemia (n = 2)
Multivitamin Osteoporosis (n = 2)
Apple cider vinegar Diabetes mellitus (n = 2) Diabetes mellitus (n = 1)
Colostrum Osteoarthritis (n = 3) Migraine (n = 1) Osteoporosis (n = 1)
Homemade herbal juice Bloating (n = 1)
Ginger (crude) Flatulence (n = 2) Bloating (n = 1)
Turmeric capsule Cancer (n = 3)
Zinc Cold and flu (n = 3)
Apricot seed Cancer (n = 2)
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