González-Stuart Armando, Rivera José O, Rodriguez José C, Hughes Harold
The University of Texas at El Paso/The University of Texas at Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program, 1100 N Stanton, Ste 301, El Paso, TX 79902, USA.
Tex Med. 2006 Jan;102(1):56-60.
We surveyed providers of herbal products in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, México, to find out which herbal products they used, the content and place of origin of the products, and the illnesses for which the products were recommended. Providers were selected randomly from Ciudad Juárez and El Paso. Most of the herbal products sold in El Paso (98%) are from the United States, whereas most sold in Ciudad Juárez (89.6%) are from México. People in El Paso tend to consume herbal or natural supplements for weight loss or muscle enhancement; those in Ciudad Juárez use herbal products (mostly crude plants) to treat specific illnesses. Ciudad Juárez and El Paso are bordering cities; however, the herbal products consumed by their respective populations are distinct, both in content and method of use.
我们对得克萨斯州埃尔帕索市和墨西哥华雷斯城的草药产品供应商进行了调查，以了解他们使用哪些草药产品、这些产品的成分和产地，以及推荐使用这些产品治疗的疾病。供应商是从华雷斯城和埃尔帕索随机挑选的。在埃尔帕索销售的大多数草药产品（98%）来自美国，而在华雷斯城销售的大多数产品（89.6%）来自墨西哥。埃尔帕索的人倾向于食用草药或天然补充剂来减肥或增强肌肉；华雷斯城的人使用草药产品（主要是天然植物）治疗特定疾病。华雷斯城和埃尔帕索是接壤城市；然而，它们各自居民消费的草药产品在成分和使用方法上都有所不同。
