Dole E J, Rhyne R L, Zeilmann C A, Skipper B J, McCabe M L, Low Dog T
College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131-1066, USA.
J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 2000 May-Jun;40(3):359-65. doi: 10.1016/s1086-5802(16)31083-x.
To compare the use of herbal remedies between elderly, self-identified Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites (NHW).
Cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey.
PATIENTS/SETTING: 186 patients, 65 years and older, at a university-based, ambulatory, senior health center.
Not applicable.
Differences in herbal use patterns between Hispanic and NHW participants. Main outcome measures were participants' use of herbal remedies, types of remedies used, medical reason for use, age, sex, Hispanic or NHW ethnicity, income, and education.
Overall, 61% of patients had used an herbal remedy at some time in their lives. A larger proportion of Hispanic subjects used herbal remedies than did NHW subjects (77% versus 47%, respectively). Hispanic subjects preferred to use the raw herb in a tea, whereas NHW subjects preferred processed herbs in a capsule or tablet form. Significantly more Hispanic subjects grew or gathered their own herbs and received their information about herbs from a family member than did NHW subjects. Few subjects in either ethnic group received their information about herbal remedies from an allopathic provider. For both groups, the herbs most often used were yerba buena, manzanilla, poleo, osha, and alhucema. The top perceived medical problems that herbs were used for were health care maintenance, dyspepsia, upper respiratory infection, skin problems, and anxiety/nerves/insomnia.
Ethnicity was related to the frequency of herbal use, the choice and preferred form of herb, and the source of knowledge of herbal remedies. Hispanic culture may account for the observed differences.
比较自我认定的西班牙裔老年人与非西班牙裔白人（NHW）使用草药疗法的情况。
横断面、由访谈员实施的调查。
患者/地点：一所大学附属医院的门诊老年健康中心的186名65岁及以上的患者。
不适用。
西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人参与者在草药使用模式上的差异。主要观察指标包括参与者使用草药疗法的情况、所使用疗法的类型、使用的医学原因、年龄、性别、西班牙裔或非西班牙裔白人种族、收入和教育程度。
总体而言，61%的患者在其生活中的某些时候使用过草药疗法。使用草药疗法的西班牙裔受试者比例高于非西班牙裔白人受试者（分别为77%和47%）。西班牙裔受试者更喜欢饮用生草药泡的茶，而非西班牙裔白人受试者更喜欢服用胶囊或片剂形式的加工草药。与非西班牙裔白人受试者相比，显著更多的西班牙裔受试者种植或采集自己的草药，并从家庭成员那里获取有关草药的信息。两个种族群体中很少有受试者从对抗疗法提供者那里获取有关草药疗法的信息。对于两个群体来说，最常使用的草药是薄荷、洋甘菊、薄荷草、俄勒冈葡萄根和苦艾。使用草药最常见的医疗问题是保健、消化不良、上呼吸道感染、皮肤问题以及焦虑/神经/失眠。
种族与草药使用频率、草药的选择和偏好形式以及草药疗法的知识来源有关。西班牙裔文化可能解释了观察到的差异。
