The use of herbal supplements and remedies tripled- an increase of 350%- between 1996 and 1999, according to a study presented May 2001 at the International Scientific Conference on Complementary Alternative and Integrative Medicine Research. The authors, Nancy Gordon and Teresa Lin, reviewed data from surveys of 30,000 patients in each of the comparison years. They felt that the statistics might actually underestimate the use of herbal supplements or remedies. Indeed, due to discrepancies in the definitions of herbs, length of usage, and other factors, other studies show estimates of herbal medicine usage to range from 3% all the way to 93%. Despite this wide variance, one thing is clear- more and more people are turning to herbal treatments for their medical problems and to proactively optimize their health. Nearly Half of all Women Over 65 Use Herbal Products In a study published January 2001 in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, researchers found that 45% of the women interviewed had used herbal products in the past year. The average number of products used was 2.5. All of the participants were 65 or older. 85% of the remedies were used on a continual basis and had been used, on average, for nearly three years. Given the demographics of our population and the intense interest in complementary medicine, this does not come as a surprise. In fact, in the study mentioned above by authors Gordon and Lin, Gordon noted that “We saw the fastest-growing use of herbal supplements in women older than 65”. Sources: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2001, Vol 7, No 3, p 102 Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2001, Vol 33, No 11 |
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