An official website of the United States government8-Year Sales Trends* for Individual Non-Vitamin, Non-Mineral Natural Products
Sales in Millions of Dollars for Natural Products
| Year | Milk Thistle | EGCG (Green Tea) | Ginkgo | Ginseng | Echinacea | Glucosamine/ Chondrotin | Melatonin | Probiotics/ Prebiotics | Fish Oil/ Omega 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66 | 76 | 120 | 95 | 172 | 795 | 62 | NA | 188 |
| 2007 | 93 | 139 | 107 | 95 | 126 | 831 | 93 | 366 | 695 |
| 2011 | 108 | 157 | 90 | 80 | 117 | 735 | 196 | 760 | 1145 |
NA: Not available.
*Nutrition Business Journal, Supplement Business Reports.
Citations:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)