Study on the situation of using the traditional medication in publicity
- Author:
Binh Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traditional medicine
- MeSH:
Medicine, Traditional;
Pharmaceutical Preparations
- From:Pharmaceutical Journal
2001;305(9):3-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A survey on 120 consumers who have been treated by traditional medicine in Hanoi. Results of the study showed that the average age of them is 48.8, the main of the consumers have gastrointestinal tract diseases, rheumatics, cough and flu with 16.7%, 24.2%, 23.3% respectively. The average cost of a treatment course by traditional medicine is about 7.5 USD, it is not reasonable price for people with low earning. The belief of the consumers in traditional remedies are more and more increasing. Most of them think that the traditional medicine have no poisoning and adverse drug reactions
