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What is Kalawalla?

Kalawalla Polypodium leucotomos is a fern plant that contains cultivated Polypodium leucotomos extract, which grows exclusively in the Honduran jungles and rain forests. It is being used as a natural food supplement for Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Dermatitis & Multiple Sclerosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 6 1 Efficacy_major
Fatigue 2 0
Everything 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1 1 Efficacy_major
Bladder problems 1 0
Other 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking Kalawalla

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  2 mL daily 4 tab(s) daily 220 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Kalawalla (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 100%
Other 1   Other: 50%

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

Currently Taking Kalawalla

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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
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Kalawalla

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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
0
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Kalawalla

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Kalawalla

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Kalawalla

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 100%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on February 11, 2012.