3.4 Properties of herbal medicines used by cancer patients
with potential interaction
Cancer patients with potential herb-drug interaction reported 78
different herbal medicines used during chemotherapy courses. The mean ±
SD number of herbal medicines among these patients was 12.6 ± 5.5 per
patient (range: 2 to 29). The Matricaria chamomilla L.(chamomile) was the most popular herbal medicine among cancer patients.
The most frequent herbal medicines used by a significant percentage of
cancer patients are depicted in Fig 1.