A Public Survey of Using Traditional Medicines for Treatment among COVID-19 Participants with Home Self-Isolation
Alia Dening*, Ahmad Musir, Hendri Aldrat, Mita Restinia

UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Abstract

The study was conducted to observe the patterns of medication and traditional medicine use and analyse the impact of herbal medicine used to duration of infection among COVID-19 participants with home isolation. A cross-sectional public survey was performed in South Tangerang from March to May 2022. The survey was developed and validated, then distributed using google forms. The 96 participants participated in this study. Most participants were females (64,6%), teenagers (12-25 years old), married (47,9%), and bachelors (43,8%). 57.3% of participants had duration of infection at 8-14 days. Fever (79.2%), cough and/or runny nose (69.8%), loss of sense of smell (66.7%) were the symptoms that were reported. The most herbs used were honey (84,8%), ginger (52,5%) and propolis (34,3%). Meanwhile, vitamin C (81,1%), vitamin D (74,4%), and paracetamol (86,7%) were the most medication and supplements that participants used. Most participants used herbal medicine for 1 to 7 days (39.6%) with the average of total herbs used was three kinds of herbs. According to Chi-Square analyses, the duration of herbs used did not impact the duration of infection of COVID-19 (P=0.186). In conclusion, there is no significant relationship between the duration of herbal medicines used and the duration of infection of the COVID-19.

Keywords: Traditional medicines- COVID-19- duration of infection

Topic: Pharmacy Social