Use of natural herbal products in Kırıkkale, Turkey

Abstract

Aim: Although herbal products are widely used for different reasons in the community, knowledge on the diversity and side effects are not well known. In this study we evaluated the approaches and practices of adults for natural herbal products.

 

Material and Methods: The study group of this cross-sectional study was consisted of the mothers/fathers of the children admitted to the Kırıkkale University Pediatrics Department. The data was collected by the self-filled questionnaires consisting of 55 questions.

 

Results: A total of 409 persons, 108 (26.4%) male and 301 (73.6%) female were attended. The mean age of the participants was 35.35 (min 20, max 82) years and the average number of children they have was 2.29 and 70.7% had schooling for more than 8 years. Among all, 37.3% stated that they know at least one natural herbal product (herbal tea/natural drug).  The most well-known among them were sideritis (55.1%) and green tea (29.7%). Over the last year 28.4% (14.3% more than one product) used herbals for themselves and 24% (8.7% more than one product) for their children.  Cough was the most common complaint for herbal usage for themselves and their children. The usage of these products showed no difference according to sex, age and literacy levels (P > 0.05). Only a few of the participants stated that they had many benefits from these herbal products (21.2% for themselves and 22.4% for their children respectively).

 

Conclusion: Many of these applications, including the side effects, can change the effectiveness of traditional usage. We want to emphasize the importance of creating an awareness on potential benefits and/or harms of the herbal products not only for community but also among medical personnel.

Keywords

• children,parents,herbal medicine,health benefit

Kırkkale, Türkiye’de doğal bitkisel ürünlerin kullanımı

Abstract

Amaç: Bitkisel ürünler toplumda farklı nedenlerle yaygın olarak kullanılmalarına rağmen, bu ürünlerin çeşitliliği ve yan etkileri bilgisi yeterli değildir. Bu çalışmada, erişkinlerin doğal bitkisel ürünlere yaklaşımları ve bu konudaki pratikleri değerlendirilmiştir.

 

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışmada, çalışma grubu, Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Bölümü’ne başvuran hastaların anne/babalardan (n=409) oluşmuştur. Veriler, kendilerinin doldurduğu ankette sorulan 55 sorudan elde edilmiştir.

 

Bulgular: Tümü içinde, %37,3’ü, en az bir bitkisel ürünü (bitkisel çay/doğal ilaç) bildiğini belirtmiştir. En iyi bilinen ürünler adaçayı (%55,1) ve yeşil çaydır (%29,7). Geçen yıl %28,4’ü kendileri için (%14,3’ü birden fazla ürün) ve %24’ü çocukları için (% 8,7’si birden fazla ürün) bitkisel ürün kullanmıştır. Kendileri ve çocuklarında bitkisel ürün kullanımı için en yaygın nedenler öksürük idi. Bu ürünlerin kullanımı, cinsiyet, yaş ve okuryazarlık düzeylerine göre farklılık göstermemiştir (P > 0,05). Katılımcıların sadece bir kısmı, bu bitkisel ürünlerden çok fayda gördüklerini belirtmişlerdir (sırasıyla kendileri için % 21,2 ve çocukları için % 22,4).

 

Sonuçlar: Bu uygulamaların birçoğu, insanlara zarar vermek de dahil olmak üzere, geleneksel tedavinin etkinliğini değiştirebilir. Biz, bitkisel ürünlerin kullanımı, potansiyel yararları ve/veya zararları konusunda, sadece toplumda değil, aynı zamanda sağlık çalışanları arasında farkındalık yaratmanın önemini vurgulamak istiyoruz.

Keywords

• çocuklar,ebeveynler,bitkisel tıp,sağlık yararlılığı

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