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Poll about Herbal Medicine

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I am interested in peoples views on herbal medicine.
1) How often do you use herbs for medicinal purposes
1) All the time
2) Sometimes
3) Never
2) How do you decide which herbs to use?
1) I learn about them myself from books
2) I learn about them from the internet
3) I learn about them from infomercials
4) I learned about herbs from a school that I went to
5) Reccomendations from people in stores
6) Prescription from Doctor
7) Prescription or reccomendation from a nutritionist, naturopath or herbalist.
8) Intuition
9) I learn about them from my friend/spouse/partner
10) Other
3) Do you approve or disapprove of herbal medicine in general?
1) Approve
2) Approve, but you have to be careful
3) Don't do them personally but don't care if other people do.
4) Disapprove
5) Not sure
4) Which of the following is true about herbal medicine? Please choose all that apply.
1) Herbs don't usually work too well
2) Herbs work wonderfully if they are of good quality and used correctly
3) Herbs are often dangerous
4) Herbs usually have much less side effects than prescription drugs or even over the counter drugs
5) Herbs are usually more effective in tincture or liquid extract form
6) There are many medicinal herbs that grow in all parts of the world
7) Medicinal herbs were used by all people not too long ago
8) The best herbs grow in China
9) There is no part of the world that has better herbs than other parts
10) Since herbs are organic substances, our body knows what to do with them more than prescription drugs
11) Pharmaceutical companies would rather keep herbs off the market
12) Pharmaceutical companies would like to have more control of herbs
5) Are there many diseases that have been cured by pharmaceutical drugs?
1) Yes
2) A few
3) Hardly any. It is more profitable for them to keep something a manageable illness
4) Not sure
6) Which of these herbs have you used? You can choose multiple responses.
1) Echinacea
2) Kava Kava
3) Goldenseal
4) Ginger (for medicinal use)
5) Ginseng (any species)
6) Nettles/Stinging Nettles
7) Hawthorn
8) Valerian
9) St. Johns Wort
10) Aloe Vera
11) Yerba Mate
12) Marijuana
13) Skullcap
14) Black Cohosh
15) Dong Quai
16) Turmeric (for medicinal use)
17) Burdock/Gobo (for medicial use)
18) Sage (for medicinal use)
19) Milk Thistle
20) Dandelion (for medicinal use)
21) Yerba Santa
22) Oregon Grape
23) Osha
24) Uva Ursi
25) Cinnamon (for medicinal use)
7) On average, how effective have the herbs that you have used been.
1) Very effective
2) Somewhat effective
3) Not very effective
4) Not effective at all
5) Not sure
8) Now for those demographic questions. What is your gender
1) Male
2) Female
3) Transgendered mtf
4) Transgendered ftm
5) Both
6) Neither
7) Unsure
9) What is your ethnicity?
1) White/Caucasian
2) Black/African/African American
3) Latino/Hispanic
4) Native American
5) Asian/Asian American
6) Pacific Islander
7) Middle Eastern decent
8) From outer space
10) Thank you for taking the poll. I'm an "herb nerd" myself. Please post any cool herbal info.
1) Sure. I'm also an herb nerd
2) Well, I'm not really an herb nerd, but I do have some interest in herbalism
3) It's all a buncha snake oil
4) I'm an herb nerd but I don't have anything to post
5) I'm pretty neutral about the whole thing
6) I don't do herbs much but I keep an open mind
7) Other
This poll was created on 2007-11-04 02:15:55 by totoro