Herbal Medicine in Primary Healthcare in Germany: The Patient's Perspective

Table 4

Cost (main and subcategories).

Main category	Subcategory
(C) Cost
(C1) Individual cost	∙ Health worth the money
	∙ Additional cost only for evidence-based therapies
	∙ High cost of some herbals
	∙ Difference in cost
	∙ Internet order
	∙ Collecting plants in regional environment
	∙ Home-cultivated plants
(C2) Public cost	∙ Lack of reimbursement,
	∙ Herbals less expensive than conventional drugs
	∙ Access to herbals as a question of cost
	∙ Cost efficiency of HM,
	∙ Reduced frequency of doctor visits
	∙ Oversupply, undersupply, inappropriate healthcare