Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2017 Nov;29:207-212. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Oct 17.
Herbs have long been used in the treatment of diabetes. Therefore, a cross-sectional study of a random sample of diabetic patients was conducted to assess their knowledge, attitude, and beliefs about the use of herbs to control diabetes. Approximately 64% of the patients had previously used herbs for controlling diabetes; 27%, 20.3%, 15.2%, and 10.8% used myrrh, black seeds, fenugreek, and aloe, respectively. Approximately 55.1% patients preferred using herbs to prescription drugs, while 75.2% used herbs with the prescribed medications. Only 38.3% patients informed their doctors about using herbs. Moreover, 54.2% of respondents experienced no side effects using herbs, and 64.5% noticed an improvement in blood sugar level while using herbs. No significant relationship between demographic characteristics and herbal medicine use was found. In conclusion, most diabetic patients exhibited low knowledge, attitude, and beliefs regarding herbal use. Therefore, the development of an awareness program is needed to improve these factors.
草药长期以来一直被用于治疗糖尿病。因此，对随机抽取的糖尿病患者进行了一项横断面研究，以评估他们对使用草药控制糖尿病的知识、态度和信念。大约 64%的患者之前曾使用草药控制糖尿病；分别有 27%、20.3%、15.2%和 10.8%的患者使用没药、黑种草籽、葫芦巴和芦荟。大约 55.1%的患者更喜欢使用草药而不是处方药，而 75.2%的患者同时使用草药和处方药。只有 38.3%的患者告知医生他们在使用草药。此外，54.2%的受访者在使用草药时没有副作用，64.5%的人在使用草药时注意到血糖水平有所改善。在草药使用方面，人口统计学特征与态度之间没有发现显著的关系。总之，大多数糖尿病患者对草药的使用表现出低知识、低态度和低信念。因此，需要制定一项宣传计划来改善这些因素。
