[Common household traditional Chinese medicines]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Feb;41(4):755-759. doi: 10.4268/cjcmm20160436.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

With the enhancement in the awareness of self-diagnosis among residents, it's very common for each family to prepare common medicines for unexpected needs. Meanwhile, with the popularization of the traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, the proportion of common traditional Chinese medicines prepared at residents' families is increasingly higher than western medicines year by year. To make it clear, both pre-research and closed questionnaire research were adopted for residents in Chaoyang District, Beijing, excluding residents with a medical background. Based on the results of data, a analysis was made to define the role and influence on the quality of life of residents and give suggestions for relevant departments to improve the traditional Chinese medicine popularization and promote the traditional Chinese medicine market.

Keywords: common household traditional Chinese medicines; reserve; usage.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • China
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / economics
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Family
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional / economics
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal