Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Women Interviewed (n = 18)
| Demographic | Number |
| Ethnicity: White British | 18 |
| Age (years) | |
| 20–29 | 5 |
| 30–39 | 1 |
| 40–49 | 3 |
| 50–59 | 7 |
| 60–69 | 2 |
| Mean age | 44 years |
| Socio-economic class* | |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 |
| *According to national statistics socio-economic classification [19] | |
| Source of recruitment | |
| Book club | 7 |
| Therapy centre | 4 |
| Yoga classes | 7 |
| Where herbal information sought* | |
| Friends | 11 |
| Magazines | 9 |
| Books | 6 |
| None | 5 |
| Internet | 4 |
| *10 respondents used more than one source of information. | |
| Where herbal medicine accessed* | |
| Herbal practitioner | 4 |
| Over the counter: | |
| Health food shop | 12 |
| Pharmacy | 4 |
| Supermarket | 1 |
| Mail order | 4 |
| *6 respondents used more than one source | |