Research Article
Self-Care for Common Colds by Primary Care Patients: A European Multicenter Survey on the Prevalence and Patterns of Practices—The COCO Study
Table 3
Rarely used (1% to <5%) self-care practices on item level (
= 2,724), weighted by age
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| | | % |
| Foodstuffs |
| Tea | | | Fruit | | | Elderberry | 124 | 4.7 | Raspberry | 109 | 3.9 | Apple peel | 62 | 2.4 | Other/unspecific | 555 | 2.3 | Herbal | | | Marshmallow root | 129 | 4.8 | Echinacea propolis | 104 | 4.0 | Eucalyptus | 91 | 3.3 | Pine syrup | 73 | 2.7 | St. John’s wort | 70 | 2.6 | Verbena | 37 | 1.4 | Other/unspecific | 73 | 2.7 |
| Alcohol | | | Mulled wine | 104 | 3.8 | Alcohol added to other liquids | 39 | 1.4 | Beer/wine | 36 | 1.2 |
| Onion cough syrup | 112 | 4.1 | Milk with butter | 106 | 3.9 | Onion juice with honey | 100 | 3.8 | Food with marjoram | 86 | 2.9 | Other solid food | 66 | 2.5 | Soup: other/unspecific | 49 | 1.9 | Other liquids | 45 | 1.7 |
| Intestinal absorption |
| Calcium | 126 | 4.3 | Zinc | 64 | 2.4 | Plantago cough syrup | 65 | 2.3 | Umckaloabo | 35 | 1.4 |
| Extras at home |
| Electric warming blanket | 55 | 2.1 |
| Inhalation |
| Eucalyptus (oil) | 129 | 4.8 | Essential oil (unspecific) | 117 | 4.5 | Camphor (oil) | 27 | 1.0 |
| Local oral effects |
| Herbal lozenges (unspecific) | 127 | 4.8 | Cinnamon lozenges | 37 | 1.4 | Oral antiseptics | 35 | 1.4 |
| Topical use in throat |
| Gargle with chamomile | 71 | 2.5 | Anti-infectives | 44 | 1.6 |
| External use |
| Chest rub with alcohol | 93 | 3.5 | Calf compress | 61 | 2.3 | Cupping | 54 | 2.0 |
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European Standard Population 2013.
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