Table 2.
Medical conditions where complementary and alternative medicine is used and the methods used
| Condition | n=161 (%)* | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Anemia | 65 (40.8) | Giving molasses and locust |
| Diarrhea | 61 (28.6) | Potato, yogurt, banana, mint-lemon, coffee, cola, sumac |
| Constipation | 56 (26.7) | Dried fruit, herbal teas, olive oil, coffee |
| Cough | 49 (23.8) | Herbal teas (lime, marshmallow flower, cinnamon, mint-lemon, camomile), honey, molasses, giving/applying milk and olive oil, putting newspaper |
| Strain | 30 (18.9) | Referring to osteopaths, wrapping paste, rubbing with onion/olive oil |
| Upper respiratory tract infections | 32 (15.5) | Herbal teas (mint-lemon, lime, sage tea), milk with honey, ginger |
| Jaundice | 23 (14.4) | Putting yellow clother on, wearing gold, beating/frightening, cutting the back of the ear |
| Strengthening immunity | 16 (10.2) | Honey, fish oil, vitamin, flax seed, molasses, onion, garlic |
| Fever | 15 (9.7) | Applying water with vinegar, giving vinegar, applying pepper, keeping away from red objects |
| Vomiting | 21 (9.2) | Mint, lemon, lime, water with sugar |
| Infantile colic | 11 (7.3) | |
| Verruca | 7 (4.4) | Prayer, applying garlic, cutting verruca by horse tail, binding with a branc of mulberry tea |
| Urinary tract infection | 3 (1.9) | Giving water of parsley, cutting the genital area with blade, giving honey and lemon |
*
Only the patients who used a method for a medical condition were evaluated. Since more than one method is used by some patients, the rates exceeded 100%.