Table 2.

Routes of traditional herbal administration and relative frequency of citation.

Routes of administration	Frequency of citation	%
Oral	307	64.6
Nasal	43	9.1
Inhale/steam bath/fumigation	42	8.8
Oral, nasal/inhale/	21	4.4
External/dermal/topical/	12	2.5
Oral, dermal	3	0.6
Nasal, steam/inhale	3	0.6
Oral, nasal, dermal	8	1.7
Chewing, spitting	1	0.2
NA (not available)	35	7.4
Total	475	100.0