Research Article
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%) |
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