| Reasons for not using herbal remedies | Frequency | Percentage |
| Believes they don’t work | 46 | 20% |
| Expensive | 9 | 4% |
| Do not trust them | 65 | 29% |
| Because of side effects | 24 | 11% |
| Wishes not to mix | 62 | 27% |
| Never found good provider | 5 | 2% |
| Newly diagnosed | 9 | 4% |
| Herbs are just business | 3 | 1% |
| Has seen mismanaged patients | 2 | 1% |
| No proper dosage | 1 | 1% |