Table 2.
Patterns of CAM used by patients (n = 113)
| Alternative medical systems | Frequency of use n (%) |
| Chinese medicine | 83 (73.5) |
| Specified folk remedies | 22 (19.5) |
| Divination/incantations | 10 (8.8) |
| Mind-body interventions | |
| Faith healing | 16 (14.2) |
| Prayer house healing | 8 (7.1) |
| Healing or support groups | 6 (5.3) |
| Autogenic training | 4 (3.5) |
| Psychic therapies | 1 (0.9) |
| Relaxation therapy | 1 (0.9) |
| Tai Chi | 1 (0.9) |
| Biologically-based therapies | |
| Forever living products | 51 (45.1) |
| Special diets/nutritional therapies | 36 (31.9) |
| Herbs | 16 (14.2) |
| Dietary supplements (animal extracts/ coenzyme Q10/ Python fat) |
10 (8.8) |
| Medicinal tea | 5 (4.4) |
| Aloe vera | 2 (1.8) |
| Vitamins | 1 (0.9) |
| Green tea | 1 (0.9) |
| Aromatherapy | 1 (0.9) |
| Oxygen therapy | 1 (0.9) |
| Manipulation and body-based methods | |
| Massage | 2 (1.8) |
| Tui-na | 1 (0.9) |
| Energy therapies | 0 (0) |
| CAM providers | |
| Traditional Chinese medicine doctors | 43 (38.1) |
| Western medicine doctors | 4 (3.5) |
| Family members | 38 (33.6) |
| Friends or others | 28 (24.8) |