Table 2 Frequency and preparation method of used herbal medicine among COVID-19 patients
Common name | Scientific name | Total | Brewed | Decoction | Soaked£ | Powder | Essence | Inhalation | Topical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ginger | Zingiber officinale | 273 (98.9) | 230 (84.2) | 9 (3.3) | - | 37 (13.6) | - | - | - |
Shirazi Thymes | Zataria multiflora ¶ | 263 (95.3) | 245 (93.2) | 24 (9.1) | - | 5 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | - | - |
Black cumin | Nigella sativa | 205 (74.3) | 49 (23.9) | 3 (1.5) | 156 (76.1) | - | - | - | - |
Quince seed | Cydonia oblonga | 202 (73.2) | 139 (68.8) | 31 (15.3) | 19 (9.4) | 7 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) | - | - |
Garlic | Allium sativum | 187 (67.8) | 4 (2.1) | - | 1 (0.05) | 184 (98.4) | 2 (1.1) | - | - |
Jujube | Ziziphus jujuba | 183 (66.3) | 71 (38.8) | 62 (33.9) | 44 (24) | 21 (11.5) | - | - | - |
Borage | Borago officinalis | 175 (63.4) | 144 (82.3) | 34 (19.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
Cinnamon | Cinnamomum verum | 157 (56.9%) | 157 (100%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | 135 (48.9) | 34 (25.2) | 97 (71.9) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.4) | - | - | - |
Violet | Viola | 118 (42.8) | 84 (71.2) | 38 (32.2) | - | - | - | - | 1 (0.8) |
Hollyhock | Alcea | 99 (35.9) | 71 (71.7) | 26 (26.3) | - | 1 (0.1) | - | - | - |
Chamomile | Matricaria chamomilla | 90 (32.6) | 90 (100) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cordyamyxa | Cordia myxa | 61 (22.1) | 18 (29.5) | 43 (70.5) | 2 (3.3) | 3 (4.9) | - | - | - |
Common wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | 60 (21.7) | 23 (38.3) | 33 (55) | 1 (1.7) | 5 (8.3) | - | - | - |
Cuscuta monogyna | Cuscuta epithymum | 59 (21.4) | 26 (44.1) | 33 (55.9) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) | - | - |
Hemp | Cannabis | 10 (3.6) | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | - | - | 4 (40) | - | - |
Cedar | Cedrus | 7 (2.5) | 2 (28.6) | - | - | - | 5 (71.5) | - | - |