The specific conditions recorded are:

• attention deficit disorder (HER1PADD)

• excessive alcohol or tobacco use (HER1PALCTOB)

• angina (HER1PANGINA)

• anxiety (HER1PANX)

• arthritis (HER1PARTH)

• asthma (HER1PASTH)

• autism (HER1PAUT)

• back pain or problem (HER1PBACPAIN)

• bipolar disorder (HER1PBIPOL)

• birth defect (HER1PBIRTHD)

• anemia and blood disorders--adults (HER1PBLOOD)

• cancer (HER1PCANC)

• chronic bronchitis (HER1PCBRON)

• cholesterol (HER1PCHOL)

• head or chest cold (HER1PCOLD)

• constipation needing medication (HER1PCONST)

• coronary heart disease (HER1PCORON)

• other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (HER1PCTS)

• benign tumors or cysts (HER1PCYST)

• dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (HER1PDEMENT)

• dental pain (HER1PDENPAIN)

• depression (HER1PDEPRES)

• diabetes (HER1PDIAB)

• emphysema (HER1PEMPH)

• excessive sleepiness during the day (HER1PESLEEPY)

• fibromyalgia (HER1PFIBRO)

• influenza or pneumonia (HER1PFLU)

• fracture, bone or joint injury (HER1PFRACT)

• gout (HER1PGOUT)

• gum disease (HER1PGUM)

• gynecologic problem (HER1PGYN)

• heart attack (HER1PHATT)

• hay fever (HER1PHAY)

• hearing problem (HER1PHEAR)

• hernia (HER1PHERN)

• hypertension (HER1PHYPER)

• inflammatory bowel disease (HER1PINFB)

• insomnia (HER1PINSOM)

• stomach or intestinal illness (HER1PINTEST)

• irritable bowel (HER1PIRRB)

• jaw pain (HER1PJAWPAIN)

• joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (HER1PJNTPAIN)

• weak or failing kidneys (HER1PKIDNEY)

• poor circulation in legs (HER1PLCIRC)

• liver problem (HER1PLIVER)

• lupus (HER1PLUPUS)

• mania or psychosis (HER1PMANIA)

• memory loss or loss of other cognitive function (HER1PMEMLOS)

• menopause (HER1PMENOP)

• menstrual problems (HER1PMENST)

• migraine or severe headache (HER1PMIG)

• missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee (HER1PMLIMB)

• neck pain or problem (HER1PNECPAIN)

• circulation problems (other than in the legs) (HER1PNLCIRC)

• other allergies--adults (HER1POALLA)

• other developmental problem (HER1PODD)

• other heart condition or disease (HER1POHART)

• other infectious diseases (HER1POINF)

• other injury (HER1POINJ)

• knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (HER1POKNEE)

• other lung or breathing problem (HER1POLUNG)

• other musculoskeletal problem (HER1POMUSC)

• osteoporosis, tendinitis (HER1POSTEO)

• phobias (HER1PPHOBIA)

• polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (HER1PPOLIO)

• prostate trouble or impotence (HER1PPROST)

• acid reflux (HER1PREFLUX)

• regular headaches (HER1PREGHEAD)

• mental retardation (HER1PRET)

• Rheumatoid arthritis (HER1PRHEUM)

• schizophrenia (HER1PSCHIZ)

• seizures (HER1PSEIZ)

• senility (HER1PSENILE)

• sinusitis (HER1PSINUS)

• skin problems--adults (HER1PSKINA)

• sprain or strain (HER1PSPRAIN)

• stress (HER1PSTRESS)

• stroke (HER1PSTROKE)

• substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco (HER1PSUBST)

• ulcer (HER1PULCER)

• urinary problem (HER1PURIN)

• varicose veins, hemorrhoids (HER1PVEIN)

• vision problem (HER1PVISION)

• weight problem (HER1PWEIGHT)

• other (HER1POTH1, HER1POTH2, HER1POTH3)

The aforementioned variables indicating which conditions respondents prevented via a first herbal supplement provide a "yes" or "no" response for each condition.

For sample adults who took a second herbal supplement in the past 30 days to prevent a specific condition (HER2PREV), parallel information was collected on the conditions respondents tried to prevent with that second herbal supplement. (See, for example, HER2PADD.)

These include:

• Condition for which 1st herbal supplement was taken to prevent most (HER1PMOST)

• Condition count for 1st herbal supplement used to prevent a condition (HER1PCONNO)

Researchers may also be interested in the following related variables:

• Took 1st vitamin supplement to prevent specific health problem (VIT1PREV

• Took 2nd vitamin supplement to prevent specific health problem (VIT2PREV)

• Took 1st herbal supplement to treat specific health problem (HER1TREAT)

• Took 2nd herbal supplement to treat specific health problem (HER2TREAT)

• Took 1st vitamin supplement to treat specific health problem (VIT1TREAT)

• Took 2nd vitamin supplement to treat specific health problem (VIT2TREAT)

• Took herbal supplements to treat specific health problem, past 12 months (HERYTREAT)

• Took vitamins or minerals to treat specific health problem, past 12 months (VITYTREAT)