Table 2.
Rate of use of TCIM methods.
| Natural products (BP)n=228 | % | n | Mind and body practices (MBP) n=194 | % | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salts, microelements, and micronutrients | 40.8 | 93 | Massages and manual healing | 63.4 | 121 |
| Vitamins | 36.0 | 82 | Psychic and spiritual therapies (meditation, music and art therapy, mindfulness, etc. | 33.5 | 64 |
| Curcumin and turmeric-based products | 35.1 | 80 | Yoga | 23.6 | 45 |
| Aloe extracts | 13.6 | 31 | Acupuncture | 20.4 | 39 |
| Mushrooms (Reiki, cordyceps, Turkey tail, Lion's mane, etc.) | 12.7 | 29 | Osteopathy | 15.2 | 29 |
| Homeopathic products | 9.6 | 22 | Reiki | 14.1 | 27 |
| Probiotics and milk enzymes | 8.8 | 20 | Qi Gong/Tai Chi | 12.6 | 24 |
| Polydatin | 8.8 | 20 | Light sport practices | 6.8 | 13 |
| Indole-3-carbinol | 7.0 | 16 | Physiotherapy | 2.1 | 4 |
| Sulforaphane | 7.0 | 16 | |||
| Melatonin | 6.6 | 15 | |||
| Omega3 | 4.4 | 10 | |||
| Artemisinin and artemisinin extracts | 3.5 | 8 | |||
| Milk thistle | 3.1 | 7 | |||
| Fermented papaya | 3.1 | 7 | |||
| Boswellia serrata | 2.6 | 6 | |||
| Astragalus | 2.6 | 6 | |||
| More than one BP | 80.7 | 184 | |||
| Mixtures | 17.5 | 40 | More than one MBP | 41.9 | 80 |
| Others or no answer | 0.9 | 2 | Others or no answer | 1.6 | 3 |
% of patients taking BP (left column) or MBP (right column) as listed by patients in the questionnaire.