Table 2.
Common herbal remedies and functional foods used by cancer patients
| Herb/functional food | Cancer type | Total N = 150 (%) |
Pearson’s Chi-square p value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast (n = 88) |
Prostate (n = 36) |
Colorectal (n = 25) |
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| Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Family: Annonaceae |
70 | 29 | 22 | 121 (80.7) | 0.878 |
| Beet root (Beta vulgaris L.) Family: Amaranthaceae |
23 | 3 | 3 | 29 (19.3) | 0.040* |
| Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Family: Apiaceae |
18 | 0 | 2 | 20 (13.3) | 0.006* |
| Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.) Family: Poaceae |
12 | 1 | 4 | 17 (11.3) | 0.173 |
| Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Family: Caricaceae |
12 | 4 | 0 | 16 (10.7) | 0.191 |
| Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Family: Iridaceae |
12 | 0 | 3 | 15 (10.0) | 0.069 |
| Aloes (Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.) Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 (8.0) | 0.239 |
| Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Family: Cucurbitaceae |
10 | 0 | 1 | 11 (7.3) | 0.067 |
| Lemon (Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck) Family: Rutaceae |
7 | 1 | 2 | 10 (6.7) | 0.562 |
| Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) Family: Rubiaceae |
2 | 6 | 2 | 10 (6.7) | 0.014* |
| Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Family: Zingiberceae |
7 | 0 | 3 | 10 (6.7) | 0.150 |
| Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Family: Amaryllidaceae |
7 | 3 | 0 | 10 (6.7) | 0.324 |
*p < 0.05