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What is Acai Berry?

Acai has been used for many generations by the natives of Brazil. Acai boasts 10 times the antioxidant benefits of grapes and twice that of blueberries. The juice and pulp of açaí fruits (Euterpe oleracea) are frequently used in various juice blends, smoothies, sodas, and other beverages.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 23 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Weight loss 4 1 Efficacy_none
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 0
Other 2 0
Inflammation 1 1 Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acai Berry

Urinary frequency 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acai Berry. See all 25 dosages ►

  1 tbs. daily 1 other daily 2 tbs. daily 2 other daily 4 tps. daily 25 mL daily 50 g daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acai Berry (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 40%
Other 5   Other: 25%
Expense 4   Expense: 20%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 10%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acai Berry

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0

Stopped Taking Acai Berry

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acai Berry

Always
 9 64%
Usually
 4 29%
Sometimes
 1 7%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acai Berry

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 13 93%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acai Berry

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 14%
$50-99
 1 14%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 4 57%

Report created on May 24, 2012.