Table 5.
Antiasthmatic drug use and self-reported compliance in patients using herbal remedies
| Drug Use & Compliance | Asthma Severity | |
| Moderate Persistent (n = 7) | Severe Persistent (n = 13) | |
| Corticosteroids | 6 (85.7) | 10 (76.9) |
| β2 agonists | 6 (85.7) | 13 (100) |
| Anticholinergics | 1 (14.3) | 5 (38.5) |
| Theophylline | 2 (28.6) | 7 (53.8) |
| Self-reported Compliance | 5 (71.4) | 8 (61.5) |
| Subjective Benefits of therapy | ||
| Herbal remedies alone better | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Herbal remedies and drugs better | 4 (57.1) | 3 (23.1) |
| Drugs alone better | 3 (42.9) | 7 (53.8) |
| Neither herbs and/or drugs work | 0 (0) | 3 (23.1) |