Life and Health Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Sep 6;40:18. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.18.24992. eCollection 2021.
the use of medicinal plants has increased significantly in recent years. According to the World Health Organization, 80% of the world's population uses medicinal plants to treat themselves. Our study aims to estimate the prevalence of medicinal plant use by cancer patients, list the different plants and identify their adverse effects cited by users and their reported efficacy.
this study was realised among 100 patients via a questionnaire with 14-items. Socio-economic and clinical characteristics have been analysed. The bivariate and multivariate analyses have been used to demonstrate the association between the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, the duration of the disease and the use of medicinal plants.
45% of participants used medicinal plants. The most commonly reported reason for using medicinal plants was cancer cure (22%). During this study, 32 plants were identified. The Honey was the most commonly used (25%), thyme was also consumed at 15%, fenugreek at 13% and garlic at 7%. According to the multivariate analysis, the residence is predictor of medicinal plant use, urban residents used medicinal plants more than rural patients with an OR: 3,098, IC, 95%: [1,183-8,113] and P = 0,021. Fifty patients reported the moderate efficacy of the use of medicinal plants, and 20% described some side effects such as abdominal pain in 34%.
in order to avoid any interaction with oncological drugs and to improve their effectiveness, a great importance must be given to information, education and awareness sessions.
近年来，药用植物的使用显著增加。根据世界卫生组织的数据，全世界 80%的人口使用药用植物来治疗自己。我们的研究旨在估计癌症患者使用药用植物的流行率，列出不同的植物，并确定用户引用的它们的不良反应及其报告的疗效。
本研究通过一份包含 14 个项目的问卷在 100 名患者中进行。分析了社会经济和临床特征。使用了单变量和多变量分析来证明参与者的社会人口特征、疾病持续时间与使用药用植物之间的关联。
45%的参与者使用了药用植物。使用药用植物最常见的原因是癌症治疗（22%）。在这项研究中，确定了 32 种植物。最常用的是蜂蜜（25%），百里香也被消耗了 15%，葫芦巴 13%，大蒜 7%。根据多变量分析，居住是使用药用植物的预测因素，城市居民比农村患者更经常使用药用植物，OR：3.098，CI，95%：[1.183-8.113]，P=0.021。50 名患者报告了使用药用植物的中等疗效，20%的患者描述了一些副作用，如 34%的腹痛。
为了避免与肿瘤药物的任何相互作用，并提高其疗效，必须高度重视信息、教育和宣传活动。
