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Table 3 Most frequently applied home remedies

From: Use of home remedies: a cross-sectional survey of patients in Germany

 

Applying

 

N

%

Inhalation

362

80%

Hot lemon drink

347

76%

Honey

346

76%

Chamomile tea

332

73%

Chicken Soup

330

72%

Wheat sack

296

65%

Footbath

291

65%

Wet pack to calf

278

62%

Fennel tea

270

59%

Chest rubs*

267

59%

Sage tea

268

58%

Mint tea

266

58%

Steam bath

236

52%

Back rubs*

230

51%

Pretzel stick and coke

229

50%

  1. Answers from a predefined list of 49 home remedies sorted by most frequent applied home remedy by the total of all (N = 460) respondents.
  2. *Meaning a home remedy is applied.