Table 4.
CAM Ever Used for Asthma (N = 28)
| NCCAM domains | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Biologically based therapies | |
| Chest rubs (camphorated, black salve, tar, yellow salve, or mustard) | 26 (93) |
| Commercial tea w/honey, lemon, and/or alcohol | 19 (66) |
| Steam inhalation | 16 (57) |
| Ingestion of topical camphorated chest rub product | 10 (36) |
| Water | 8 (29) |
| Onions | 7 (25) |
| Black coffee | 7 (25) |
| Herbs/vitamin ingestion | 7 (25) |
| Fresh air | 6 (21) |
| Hall's® tea—tea infused dissolved cough drops | 6 (21) |
| Laxatives/colonic irrigation | 4 (14) |
| Pot licker-water in which greens (mustard, collard) are cooked | 3 (11) |
| Alternative medical systems | |
| “Balance” | |
| Bathing rituals and rain avoidance | 25 (89) |
| Promoted heat | 4 (14) |
| Promoted cold | 3 (11) |
| Homeopathy | 1 (4) |
| Acupuncture | 1 (4) |
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; NCCAM, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.