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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Dec 16;128(1):20–41. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.013

Table 3.

Types of plant mixtures reported by participants and corresponding percentage of plant use reports (total number of use reports containing mixtures is 1191 for NYC lay persons, 140 for NYC specialists, 254 for DR specialists and 944 for DR lay persons).

NYC lay persons DR lay persons NYC specialists DR specialists
Tea () 37 55 22 43
Drink (tomar) 33 10 19 6
Bandage/direct application/massage (venda/aplicar/friccionar) 9 8 8 8
Botella/pote/galón (bottled mixture) 6 8 23 23
Zumo/jugo (juice) 4 6 1 6
Unspecified 3 2 3 1
Jarabe (syrup) 2 1 2 1
Licuado (blended drink) 2 2 11 2
Bebedizo (medicinal brew) 1 1 3 4
Baño/lavado (body wash) 1 1 1 5
Vapor (inhalation) 0 1 1 0
Tisana (tisane) 0 0 0 1
Gárgara (gargle) 0 0 1 0