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. 2021 Feb 3;14:259–270. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S289156

Table 3.

Factors Correlated with the Simultaneous Usage of Herbal Medicines and Antihypertensive Drugs

No. Reasons for Usage Informants Name of Herbal Medicines Source Consumption Process Antihypertensive Drugs Perceived Side Effects References
1

  • Assuming conventional drugs was unsuccessful (31.37%)

  • Conventional medicine was more expensive (23.08%)

  • Sociocultural (community) habits (20.19%)

  • Difficult access to health facilities (19.23%)

  • Safety issues associated with conventional medicine (9.26%)

  • Lack of attention from hospital staff (6.73%)

 Salesman and friend

  • Azadirachta indica (12.50%)

  • Allium sativum (garlic) (9.62%)

  • Aloe vera (7.69%)

  • Tamarindus indica (7.69%)

  • Market (26.52%)

  • Friends (20.56%)

  • Traditional medicine stores (19.79%)

  • Pharmacists (9.09%)

  • Infusing the herbal material using a different solvent as vehicles, which include water, lime juice, and corn pap

  • Steam inhalation

 – Diarrhea, stomach ulcers, abdominal discomfort, leg cramps, shortness of breath and cough Olisa and Oyelola24
2

  • Family history (48.8%)

  • Cultural beliefs (33.3%)

  • Low cost (16.3%)

  • Ease of obtaining herbal medicine (12.2%)

  • Positive recommendation (22.8%)

  • Maintaining health condition (32.5%)

  • Drugs for specific diseases (13.0%)

  • Friends or colleagues (18.1%)

  • Partners (6.0%)

  • Family (57.8%)

  • Traditional practitioners (6.9%)

  • Advertisements (2.6%)

  • Health care providers (1.7%)

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  • Market (39.5%)

  • Traditional practitioners (26.6%)

  • Personal harvest (21%)

  • Tea (83.9%)

  • Powder (9.3%)

  • Extract (10.2%)

  • Tablet (2.5%)

  • Decoction (6.8%)

 – – Hughes.19
3

  • Belief in traditional medicines (31.9%)

  • Convinced by others (17.4%)

  • Pressure from family or spouse (10.2%)

  • Indifference among hospital staff (7.3%)

 Traditional medications (15%)

  • Garlic, ginger, honey, carrots, avocado seeds, bit roots, wood charcoal, papaya seeds, lemons, onions, and aloe vera

 – – – – Liwa.22
4 Combination of herbal medicines and drugs works effectively (70.4%) – Allium sativum (garlic) (12.4%)

  • Garden/backyard (79.2%)

  • Market (7.5%)

 – – – Clement.20
5

  • Simultaneous use of drugs works effectively (12.5%)

  • Prescription of a single medicine did not work effectively (5.5%)

  • Prescription of an expensive drug (11.1%)

  • Many side effects from prescribed drugs (8.3%)

  • Simultaneous use of herbal medicines and drugs was safe (8%)

  • Do not take prescription drugs for the same condition (48.6%)

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  • Momordica charantia L. (42.2%)

  • Allium sativum (garlic) L. (12.6%)

  • Morinda citrifolia Hunter (7.8%)

  • Zingiber officinale Roscoe (13.7%)

  • Eupatorium odoratum L. (22.6%)

 – –

  • HCT (13.9%)

  • Captopril (2.8%)

  • Atenolol (4.2%)

  • Enalapril (8.2%)

  • Hydralazine (4.2%)

  • Nifedipine (4.2%)

  • Furosemide (4.2%)

  • Carvedilol (2.8%)

  • Bendroflumethiazide reserpine (2.8%)

 – Picking.21
6 Culture, sociodemographic characteristics, and high cost of modern therapy –

  • Hymenocardia acida

  • Uapaca togoensis

  • Hibiscus sabdariffa

 Market (54.8%) and harvest themselves (45.1%) Decoction (73.3%) and infusion (26.6%) Diuretic Diallo.23

Abbreviation: HCT, hydrochlorothiazide.