Paula Gardiner|Julia Whelan|Laura F. White|Amanda C. Filippelli|Nazleen Bharmal|Ted J. Kaptchuk
A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Herb Usage Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the United States
Boston Medical Center|Boston University|Boston Public Library|Harvard University|Boston Medical Center|Boston University|University of California, Los Angeles|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|Harvard University
clinical studies display wide range herb use prevalence among racialethnic minorities united states searched databases indexing literature including cinahl embase global health cab abstracts medline included studies reported herbal medicine prevalence among ethnic minorities african american hispanic asian adults living united states data 108 included studies found prevalence herb use african americans 17 range 146 hispanics 30 4100 asians 30 273 smaller studies associated higher reported herb use p 003 significant difference p 001 regional national studies regional studies reporting higher use herb usage surveys racialethnic minorities show great variability indications suggest high prevalence research needed understand herb use among ethnicracial minorities reasons use barriers disclosure use clinicians