Abstract
Objective: We aimed to investigate the rates of medicinal plant use, species of medicinal plants, detailed usage and procurement information, the sociodemographic features affecting the tendency to use plants and the notification status to healthcare professionals in patients with respiratory diseases.
Material and Method: This study was carried out between January-April 2018 at the Molla Gurani Family Healthcare Center. An 18-item survey questionnaire was administered to patients suffered from respiratory diseases. Analysis were made in SPSS version 26.0 software using both chi-square analysis and Fisher's Exact test.
Result and Discussion: Of the 62 patients, 64.5% had used medicinal plants to treat respiratory diseases. A total of 14 different plants and plant mixture were determined, most commonly used were mint-lemon, licorice, linden and rosehip. Gender (p=0.01) and inhabitation (p=0.007) were significant between the groups that used and did not use plants. The rates of patients' benefiting from plants and recommending plants were also found to be high (87.5%, 90%, respectively). Only 40% of users had notified their doctor, age (p=0.029), educational status (p=0.002) and inhabitation (p=0.015) were statistically significant for notification to healthcare professionals about plant usage. This study has demonstrated the need for further research into commonly used medicinal plants in respiratory diseases.