Figure 3. Market access of herbal supplements and physicians’ role in use assessment.

CM: Conventional Medicine, CAM: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, HS: Herbal Supplement, CMP: Conventional Medicine Practitioner, MD: Doctor of Medicine, DO: Doctor of Osteopathy, PEM: Patient Education Material, HDI: Herb-Drug Interaction, SE: Side Effects, Ds: Diseases, Ads: Advertisements, etc.: Other Driving Forces like Affordability, Social Influence, Dissatisfaction with CM and the likes.

Figure Credit: Gashaw Hassen