Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults in 2002 who had used natural herbs for their own health during the past 12 months (HERYR), HERYEPH indicates whether the person had taken ephedra/ma huang during the past 12 months.
Questions for Collecting Information on Use of Specific Herbs
In 2002, interviewers showed respondents a flash card listing the names of 35 herbs and asked, "During the past 12 months, did you use any of the following natural herbs for health reasons?" Interviewers were instructed to "mark all that apply."
The 2000 NHIS also inquired about respondents' use of herbs. The 2000 survey included some, but not all, of the same herbs as the 2002 survey, as well as some additional herbs not included in 2000. See HERYALOE for a description of how that information was collected in 2002.
Ephedra/ma huang is one of 46 possible specific herbal supplements that respondents could report using during the past year in 2000 and/or 2002.
The other such supplements, along with the years available, are:
- Aloe (HERYALOE, 2000 only)
- Astragalus (HERYAST, 2000 only)
- Bee pollen or royal jelly (HERYBEEP, 2002 only)
- Bilberry (HERYBIL, 2000 only)
- Cascara sagrada (HERYCASC, 2000 and 2002)
- Cat's claw (HERYCAT, 2000 only)
- Cayenne (HERYCEY, 2000 only)
- Chaparral (HERYCHAP, 2002 only)
- Chasteberry or vitex (HERYCHAS, 2002 only)
- Black cohosh (HERYCOH, 2002 only)
- Comfrey (HERYCOMF, 2002 only)
- Cranberry (HERYCRA, 2000 only)
- Dong quai (HERYDONG, 2000 and 2002)
- Echinacea (HERYECH, 2000 and 2002)
- Evening primrose (HERYEVE, 2000 and 2002)
- Feverfew (HERYFEV, 2000 and 2002)
- Fish oils or omega fatty acids (HERYFISH, 2002 only)
- Garlic supplements (HERYGAR, 2000 and 2002)
- Ginseng (HERYGIA, 2000 and 2002)
- Ginger supplements (HERYGIG, 2000 and 2002)
- Gingko biloba (HERYGIK, 2000 and 2002)
- Siberian ginseng (HERYGIS, 2000 only)
- Goldenseal (HERYGOL, 2000 only)
- Glucosamine with or without chondroitin (HERYGLUC, 2002 only)
- Grapeseed extract (HERYGRA, 2000 only)
- Guarana (HERYGUAR, 2002 only)
- Hawthorn (HERYHAW, 2002 only)
- St. John's wort (HERYJOH, 2000 and 2002 only)
- Kava kava (HERYKAV, 2000 and 2002 only)
- Bladder wrack or kelp (HERYKELP, 2002 only)
- Lecithin (HERYLEC, 2000 only)
- Licorice (HERYLIC, 2002 only)
- Melatonin (HERYMEL, 2000 and 2002)
- Milk thistle (HERYMIL, 2000 and 2002)
- Peppermint (HERYMINT, 2002 only)
- Mexican yam (HERYMYAM, 2002 only)
- Progesterone cream (HERYPROG, 2002 only)
- Ragweed (HERYRAGW, 2002 only)
- SAM-e (HERYSAM, 2002 only)
- Saw palmetto (HERYSAW, 2000 and 2002)
- Senna (HERYSEN, 2002 only)
- Soy supplements (HERYSOY, 2002 only)
- Valerian (HERYVAL, 2000 and 2002)
- Yohimbe (HERYYOH, 2002 only)
- Other herbal supplement (HERYOTH, 2000 only)
For more information on the full range of variables related to herbs, see HERYR.
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have used natural herbs for their health during the past 12 months.
Availability
- 2002
Weights
- 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT
