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Table 4 Indications of herbal products and the name of medicinal herbs used

From: A cross-sectional study of herbal medicine use and contributing factors among pregnant women on antenatal care follow-up at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Variables

 

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Indications

Nausea/vomiting

57

43.8

Headache

40

30.8

Common cold

33

25.4

Name of herbs

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

57

43.8

Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

31

23.8

Damakese (Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth.)

28

21.5

Tena-adam (Ruta chalepensis L.)

14

10.8