Table 3.
Use of CAM Therapiesa (n:356)
| Herbal supplements | n | % | Dietary supplements | n | % |
| Linden tea | 26 | 7.3 | Yoghurt | 170 | 47.8 |
| Rosehip | 19 | 5.3 | Milk and milk products | 81 | 22.8 |
| Daisy | 18 | 5.1 | Honey | 16 | 4.5 |
| Green tea | 15 | 4.2 | Carob syrup | 7 | 2.0 |
| Sage tea | 13 | 3.7 | Anzer/carob honey | 4 | 1.1 |
| Marjoram | 9 | 2.5 | Mullberry syrup | 6 | 1.7 |
| Stinging nettle | 9 | 2.5 | Sweet | 5 | 1.4 |
| Nigella sativa | 6 | 1.7 | Red meat | 4 | 1.1 |
| Ginger | 6 | 1.7 | Fish | 3 | 0.8 |
| Sweet almond | 2 | 0.6 | Chicken | 3 | 0.8 |
| Curcuma | 1 | 0.3 | Bread/pastry | 2 | 0.6 |
| Flax seed | 2 | 0.6 | Garlic | 6 | 1.7 |
| Vitamin | 3 | 0.8 | Carrot | 5 | 1.4 |
| Horsetail | 1 | 0.3 | Pomegranate | 3 | 0.8 |
| Grape seed | 3 | 0.8 | Grapefruit | 4 | 1.1 |
| Omega 3 | 2 | 0.6 | Other fruits and vegetables | 103 | 28.9 |
| Other (mint, onionskin, melissa, fennel…) | 17 | 4.8 | Other (peach, apple, molasses…) | 18 | 5.1 |
| Mind-body practices | n | % | Religious practices | n | % |
| Exercise | 35 | 9.8 | Namazb | 132 | 37.1 |
| Biological practices | - | - | Pray | 203 | 57.0 |
a
Some patients used more than one CAM therapy so the percentages of CAM use are given according to the related item.
b
Namaz: Prayer performed bu Muslims five times a day.