Medicinal Plant Use for Treating Inflammation Among Dominicans in New York City and the Dominican Republic

NCT00109980 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R21AT001889-01A1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 320
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the use of herbal medicine among Dominicans in New York City and the Dominican Republic.

Conditions

Inflammation

Keywords

Complementary Therapies; Plants, Medicinal; Dominican Republic; Hispanic Americans

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Identification of culturally important medicinal plants

  June 2010

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dominican community sample in New York City

You may qualify if:

• Dominican ethnicity
• Have knowledge of Dominican medicinal plants

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Botanical Garden: lead

Study Sites (1)

Associates in Internal Medicine Clinic, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Balick MJ, Kronenberg F, Ososki AL, Reiff M, Fugh-Berman A, O'Connor B, Roble M, Lohr P, Atha D. Medicinal plants used by Latino healers for women's health conditions in New York City. Economic Botany 54: 344-357, 2000.

  BACKGROUND

• Balick MJ, Lee R. Looking within: urban ethnomedicine and ethnobotany. Altern Ther Health Med. 2001 Jul-Aug;7(4):114-5. No abstract available.

  PMID: 11452554 BACKGROUND

• Fugh-Berman A, Balick MJ, Kronenberg F, Ososki AL, O'Connor B, Reiff M, Roble M, Lohr P, Brosi BJ, Lee R. Treatment of fibroids: the use of beets (Beta vulgaris) and molasses (Saccharum officinarum) as an herbal therapy by Dominican healers in New York City. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Jun;92(2-3):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.009. No abstract available.

  PMID: 15138021 BACKGROUND

• Ososki AL, Lohr P, Reiff M, Balick MJ, Kronenberg F, Fugh-Berman A, O'Connor B. Ethnobotanical literature survey of medicinal plants in the Dominican Republic used for women's health conditions. J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 Mar;79(3):285-98. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(01)00376-2.

  PMID: 11849831 BACKGROUND

• Reiff M, O'Connor B, Kronenberg F, Balick M, Lohr P, Roble M, Fugh-Berman A, Johnson KD. Ethnomedicine in the urban environment: Dominican healers in New york City. Human Organization 62(1): 12-26, 2003.

  BACKGROUND

• Vandebroek I, Balick MJ, Yukes J, Duran L, Kronenberg F, Wade C, Ososki AL, Cushman L, Lantigua R, Mejia M & Robineau L (2007) Use of medicinal plants by Dominican immigrants in New York City for the treatment of common health conditions. A comparative analysis with literature data from the Dominican Republic. In: A. Pieroni & I. Vandebroek, eds., Traveling Cultures and Plants: The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Human Migrations. Bergahn Books, New York, pp. 39-63.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Inflammation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Michael J. Balick, PhD

  Institute of Economic Botany, the New York Botanical Garden

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2005
• First Posted: May 4, 2005
• Study Start: March 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 1, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-10

Locations

US (1)