title: Guide for herbal product use by Mexican Americans in the largest Texas-Mexico border community.
abstract: Use of herbal products is a very common practice among Mexican Americans living in the El Paso, Texas, region. Although medicinal plants are generally assumed to be a safe and natural alternative to conventional medications, some herbal products could pose a potential health risk to the consumer. Currently, only a few studies focus on herbal product use by Mexican Americans, and no studies have focused on its use by patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HN) living on the US-Mexico border. A prospective observational study was conducted in 439 non-HIV patients, as well as in 35 patients suffering from HIV Findings showed that 347 out of 439 (79%) of non-HIV patients and 25 out of 35 (71%) of HIV patients reported using herbal products.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, USA. jrivera@utep.edu
authors.forename: José O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Stuart
authors.forename: Melchor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Jaime P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Anaya
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meza
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations