Applications of Traditional Medicine Among Patients Attending the Chest Disease Clinic

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 177 - 184, 26.12.2024

Peri Meram Arbak , Nermin Ersoy

https://doi.org/10.53811/ijtcmr.1517697

Abstract

Objective: Among various traditional practices for respiratory complaints, the most common one involves the consumption of herbs in different forms.
Method: Patients who visited the chest diseases clinic (n=204) were asked whether they used herbal remedies as a part of traditional medicine, aside from the treatments provided at the clinic.
Results: The rate of traditional medicine application for their health complaints among the patients was 39.7% (81/204). The most frequently used applications were ginger tea (18.5%), lemon juice (18.5%), pine cone syrup (16%), and carob molasses (14.8%). Patients mainly used traditional medicine for chest pain (50%), phlegm (47.1%), cough (43.1%), and shortness of breath (35.4%). The use of traditional medicine was significantly lower in patients experiencing shortness of breath (35.4% of those who used folk medicine compared to 64.6% of those who did not, p=0.001). The frequency of traditional medicine use was 50% in sarcoidosis patients, 43.1% in asthma patients, and 30% in COPD patients. Among regular medication users, the rate of traditional medicine use was 41.5%.
Conclusion: In addition to regular medication use for respiratory complaints and diseases, patients also included traditional medicine applications at an average rate of 40%. When questioning the use of regular medication and/or traditional medicine of patients, valuable information will be obtained regarding both their compliance with treatment and the possible benefits and harms of the traditional medicine products they use.

Keywords

Health, traditional medicine, respiratory complaints

GÖĞÜS HASTALIKLARI KLİNİĞİNE BAŞVURAN HASTALARDA GELENEKSEL TIP UYGULAMALARI

Abstract

Amaç: Solunum şikayetlerine yönelik çeşitli geleneksel uygulamalar arasında en yaygın olanı, bitkilerin farklı formlarda tüketilmesidir.
Yöntem: Göğüs hastalıkları polikliniğine başvuran hastalara (n=204) klinikte uygulanan tedaviler dışında geleneksel tıbbın bir parçası olan bitkisel ürünleri kullanıp kullanmadıkları soruldu.
Bulgular: Hastaların sağlık şikayetleri nedeniyle geleneksel ilaçlara başvurma oranı %39,7 (81/204) idi. En sık kullanılan uygulamalar ise zencefil çayı (%18,5), limon suyu (%18,5), çam kozalağı şurubu (%16) ve keçiboynuzu pekmezi (%14,8) oldu. Hastaların çoğunlukla göğüs ağrısı (%50), balgam (%47,1), öksürük (%43,1) ve nefes darlığı (%35,4) için geleneksel ilaç kullandığı görüldü. Nefes darlığı çeken hastalarda geleneksel ilaç kullanımı anlamlı olarak daha düşüktü (halk ilacı kullananlarda %35,4, kullanmayanlarda %64,6, p=0,001). Geleneksel ilaç kullanım sıklığı sarkoidoz hastalarında %50, astım hastalarında %43,1, KOAH hastalarında ise %30 olarak belirlendi. Düzenli ilaç kullananlarda geleneksel ilaç kullanma oranı %41,5 oldu.
Sonuç: Hastalar solunum yolu şikayetleri ve hastalıklarına yönelik düzenli ilaç kullanımının yanı sıra ortalama %40 oranında geleneksel tıp uygulamalarına da yer vermişlerdir. Hastaların düzenli ilaç ve/veya geleneksel ilaç kullanımları sorgulanırken hem tedaviye uyumları hem de kullandıkları geleneksel ilaç ürünlerinin olası yararları ve zararları hakkında değerli bilgiler elde edilecektir.

Keywords

Geleneksel tıp, sağlık, solunum şikayetleri

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