沙特阿拉伯胡拜尔地区关于[具体内容缺失]的民族药理学用途及公众认知。
Ethnopharmacological Uses and Public Knowledge Regarding in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
作者信息
Almubayedh Hanine, Ahmad Rizwan, Naqvi Atta A, Ahmad Niyaz
机构信息
College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
出版信息
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2018 Jul-Sep;10(3):159-165. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_71_18.
BACKGROUND
Cinnamon () is a herb that is used traditionally as a flavoring agent as well as for its health benefits in different parts of the world. Its use may vary among cultures.
AIM
To observe the knowledge and uses regarding cinnamon in the Saudi population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A 2-month cross-sectional study was conducted in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, using a novel questionnaire in Arabic language.
RESULTS
A total of 585 responses were collected. Most respondents were female (91.5%), adults (74.4%), married (65.6%), and had bachelor's degree (58.1%). A total of 84.3% knew about cinnamon and used cinnamon as bark (38.6%) and as a flavoring agent (74.7%). Most common reason for use was to ease menstruation and menstrual pain (49.9%), as antidiabetic (35.9%), and for weight loss (5.6%). The source of information for cinnamon use and its knowledge was family and relatives who were using cinnamon (75.9%), that is, folkloric use.
CONCLUSION
Folkloric use of cinnamon was found to influence the knowledge and usage of cinnamon in the Saudi population.
背景
肉桂是一种草药，在世界各地传统上用作调味剂以及因其对健康有益而被使用。其用途在不同文化中可能有所不同。
目的
观察沙特人群中关于肉桂的知识和用途。
材料与方法
在沙特阿拉伯胡拜尔进行了一项为期2个月的横断面研究，使用了一份新的阿拉伯语问卷。
结果
共收集到585份回复。大多数受访者为女性（91.5%）、成年人（74.4%）、已婚（65.6%），拥有学士学位（58.1%）。共有84.3%的人知道肉桂，并将肉桂用作树皮（38.6%）和调味剂（74.7%）。使用肉桂最常见的原因是缓解月经和痛经（49.9%）、作为抗糖尿病药物（35.9%）以及用于减肥（5.6%）。关于肉桂用途及其知识的信息来源是使用肉桂的家人和亲属（75.9%），即民间用法。
结论
发现肉桂的民间用法影响了沙特人群中肉桂的知识和使用情况。
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