Research Article
Herbal Medicines: Malaysian Women’s Knowledge and Practice
Table 5
Common reasons for herbal medicinal usage during pregnancy (
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| | Reasons | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| | Facilitate labor | 141 (89.2) | 17 (10.8) | | Promote health status | 49 (31.0) | 109 (69.0) | | Traditional practice | 36 (22.8) | 122 (77.2) | | Relieve common discomfort during pregnancy | 17 (10.8) | 141 (89.2) | | Keep warm | 17 (10.8) | 141 (89.2) | | Sexual pleasure | 11 (7.0) | 147 (93.0) | | Restore youth | 11 (7.0) | 147 (93.0) | | Prevent whitish discharge | 10 (6.3) | 148 (93.7) | | Promote fetal physical health and intelligence | 9 (5.7) | 149 (94.3) |
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(Multiple responses were allowed).
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