An official website of the United States government10-Year Use Trends for Individual Non-Vitamin, Non-Mineral Natural Products
Percent of All Adults Reporting Use of the Natural Product on the NHIS
| Year | Milk Thistle | EGCG (Green Tea) | Ginkgo | Ginseng | Echinacea | Glucosamine/ Chondrotin | Melatonin | Probiotics/ Prebiotics | Fish Oil/ omega 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20022 | NA | NA | 4 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | NA | NA | 2.2 |
| 20073 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 20124 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
NA: Not available.
2 Citation: Barnes P, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin R. CDC Advance Data Report #343. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2002 (540K PDF*). May 27, 2004.
3 Citation: Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin R. CDC National Health Statistics Report #12. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007 (360K PDF*). December 10, 2008.
4 Citation: Clarke TC, Black LI, Stussman BJ, Barnes PM, Nahin RL. Trends in the use of complementary health approaches among adults: United States, 2002–2012. National health statistics reports; no 79. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2015. (240KB PDF)