Complementary Therapies in Allergic Rhinitis

Table 1

The prevalence of the herbal use among the study group.

Herbal type	Male	Female	Total
Urtica dioica	7 (3%)	22 (9.6%)	29 (12.6%)
Sambucus nigra (Elderberry)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.8%)	14 (6.1%)
Spirulina	5 (2.1%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.7%)
Honey	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	10 (4.3%)
Butterbur	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)
Allium cepa (onion)	None	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)
Prunus dulcis (almond)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)
Petroselinum crispum (parsley)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)
Lemon peel	None	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)
Total	22/68 (32.4%)	62/162 (38.3%)	84/230 (36.6%)