Research Article
Characteristics of Herbal Medicine Users and Adverse Events Experienced in South Korea: A Survey Study
Table 5
The number of adverse events due to herbal medicines.
| Question (number of respondents) | Response | (%) |
| Have you experienced adverse events from herbal medicines in the past year? | Yes | 46 (6.6) | No | 647 (93.4) |
| What types of adverse events have you experiencedāā | Digestive system | 24 (52.2) | Skin | 16 (34.8) | Nervous disorder | 11 (23.9) | Systemic disorder | 6 (13.0) | Liver | 4 (8.7) | ENT and eye | 3 (6.5) | Cardiovascular system | 3 (6.5) | Circulatory system | 2 (4.3) | Kidney | 2 (4.3) | Urinary system | 2 (4.3) | Musculoskeletal system | 2 (4.3) | Respiratory system | 2 (4.3) |
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responses possible; ENT, ear, nose, and throat.
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