Avtor/Urednik		Klemenc-Ketiš, Zalika; Verovnik, Franc
Naslov		Uporaba zdravilnih rastlin med prebivalci Velenja
Prevedeni naslov		The use of the medicinal herbs in the city of Velenje
Tip		članek
Vir		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.		Letnik 73, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2004
Obseg		str. 59-62
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Background. Data about the use of medicinal herbs for selftreatment in our population is sparse. Therefore the aim of our survey was to investigate the measures taken by patients with four most frequent symptoms, which medicinal herbs they used and where they got them. Methods. Irz the streets of the city of Velenje 184 randomly chosen adults were asked about the measures to cope with their four most common symptoms: abdominal pain, headache, diarrhoea and raised body temperature. Results. 72 percent of people surveyed use medicinal herbs. The use increases with advancing age. There are no differences regarding their education. It has been f ound that the pill is mostly used while the medicinal herbs take the third place. The most frequently used herb is camomile (Matricaria chamomilla). The herbs are mainly provided by the users themselves. Conclusions. Medicinal herbs are often used in combination with conventional therapy, without proper knowledge of their side effects and the harm of potentional misuse. The physicians are mainly not aware of their use among the patients. The importance of this problem for the public health service is thus essential.
Izvleček		Izhodišča. Podatkov o uporabi zdravilnih rastlin za samozdravljenje med našim prebivalstvom ni veliko na razpolago. Zato nas je zanimalo, kako ljudje ukrepajo pri štirih najpogostejših bolezenskih težavah, katere zdravilne rastline uporabljajo in kje jih dobijo. Metode. 184 naključno izbranih odraslih oseb je bilo anketiranih na ulicah Velenja o tem, kako ukrepajo pri bolečinah v trebuhu, glavobolu, driski in povišani telesni temperaturi. Rezultati. 72 odstotkov anketirancev uporablja zdravilne rastline. Uporaba zdravilnih rastlin s starostjo narašča. Glede izobrazbe ni razlik. Ob štirih najbolj pogostih simptomih jih večina vzame tableto, zdravilne rastline so na tretjem mestu. Najpogosteje uporabljajo kamilice (Matricaria chamomilla). Večina anketirancev si sama priskrbi zdravilne rastline. Zaključki. Rezultati raziskave kažejo sorazmerno pogosto uporabo zdravilnih rastlin v kombinaciji s konvencionalnim zdravljenjem, večinoma brez vednosti zdravnikov, poznavanja možnih stranskih učinkov zdravilnih rastlin in posledic njihove morebitne nepravilne uporabe. Zato je pomembno, da so zdravstveni delavci seznanjeni s to problematiko.
Deskriptorji		PLANTS, MEDICINAL SELF MEDICATION ABDOMINAL PAIN HEADACHE DIARRHEA FEVER QUESTIONNAIRES