Why people use herbal medicine: Insights from a focus-group study in Germany

Keyphrases

• Germany 100%
• Focus Group Study 100%
• Herbal Medicine 100%
• Illness 25%
• Conventional Medicine 16%
• Family Traditions 16%
• Elderly People 8%
• Health Problems 8%
• Non-expert 8%
• Severe Disease 8%
• Middle-aged 8%
• Age Groups 8%
• Moderate to Severe 8%
• Elderly Users 8%
• Risk Perception 8%
• Qualitative Content Analysis 8%
• All Ages 8%
• Moderate Disease 8%
• Conventional Treatment 8%
• Complementary Medicine 8%
• Awareness Level 8%
• Self-medication 8%
• Elderly Participants 8%
• Pharmaceutical Companies 8%
• Expert Consultation 8%
• Source-independent 8%
• Promoting Health 8%
• Independent Reading 8%
• Government Bodies 8%
• Young Ones 8%
• Treatment Start 8%
• Independent Family 8%
• Types of Illness 8%
• Reading Tradition 8%
• Verbatim Transcription 8%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Homeopathy 100%
• Diseases 50%
• Awareness 16%
• Middle Age 8%
• Age Groups 8%
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine 8%
• Self-Medication 8%

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science

• Diseases 100%
• Self-Medication 16%