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. 2012 Jul 9;345:e3953. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3953

Table 4.

 Non-drug treatments reported

Country, study Alternative treatments reported
Brazil32 61 Avocado leaf tea, boldo tea, garlic, lemon balm, passion fruit juice, rosemary, sugar water, tea leaf chayote, water
Netherlands21 23 Acupuncture, bush-suporo, blanched celery, coconut bark, cucumber, garlic, garlic tea, homeopathy, neem, papaya leaf, perekese, red cotton, tamarind, prayer
Spain37 Lemons, nettle tea
Thailand60 Jorn, hed lin cheu, khin chai, meditation, pha talai
UK28 43 56 57 Aloe vera, banana leaf, “bitters,” “blood toner,” breadfruit leaf, cerasee, ginseng, green papaya, medina, royal jelly, sorocee tea
USA31 33 40 52 Acupuncture, coconut oil, garlic, ginger, guava, guava leaves, herbal teas, home brewed mango leaves, lemons, lime, lemon grass, massage, noni juice, pito-pito, poltices, prayer