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What is Aloe Vera?

Aloe vera contains protein, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamins A, B12 and E, essential fatty acids and is naturally rich in vitamin C, amino acids, enzymes, germanium. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 8 2 Efficacy_moderate
Bowel irritability 5 0
Support immune health 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Acid reflux 2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 7

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Aloe Vera. See all 19 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 12 tbs. daily 15 mL daily 20 mL daily 25 mg daily 30 mL daily 40 mg daily 50 g daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aloe Vera (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 41%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 12%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 12%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 12%
Expense 1   Expense: 6%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 6%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 6%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Aloe Vera

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

Currently Taking Aloe Vera

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

Stopped Taking Aloe Vera

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Aloe Vera

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 2 29%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Aloe Vera

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 7 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Aloe Vera

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 83%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.