Table 3 Indications for use, source of herbal tea, dosage, and posology of herbal tea
From: A cross-sectional survey on the use of herbal tea among Cameroonian adults (18–65 years)
N = 268 | |
|---|---|
Question asked | Response |
n(%) | |
What condition was the herbal tea taken for? (Several options) | |
Covid 19 | 182 (67.9) |
Malaria | 160 (59.7) |
Typhoid | 94 (35.1) |
Stomach ache | 37 (13.8) |
Weight loss | 8 (3.0) |
STIs | 8 (3.0) |
Others | 111 (41.4) |
Did someone prescribe it to you or you prescribed for yourself? | |
Self Prescribed | 95 (35.4) |
Prescribed by someone else | 173 (64.6) |
Did you buy it, or it was offered, or it was selfprepared?(n = 268) | |
Was self prepared | 99 (36.9) |
Bought treatment | 91 (34.0) |
Was offered for free | 78 (29.1) |
What quantity, how frequent, and for how long did you take it?(n = 268) | |
1 glass morning and evening for 1–2 weeks | 139 (51.9) |
1 glass morning, afternoon and evening for 1-2 weeks | 50 (18.7) |
1 glass daily for 1-2 weeks | 22 (8.2) |
1 glass morning and evening for less than 1 week | 28 (10.4) |
No precise dosage | 26 (9.7) |
Taken until one feels better | 3 (1.1) |
Did you take it warm or cold? (n = 268) | |
Cold | 66 (24.6) |
Warm | 202 (75.4) |