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What is Cilantro?

Cilantro, an herbal extract/oil from the plant Coriandrum sativum, is used for its detoxifying properties; it is said to help remove mercury and other heavy metals from the body in combination with supplements such as chlorella and chlorophyll-containing herbs such as nettles and alfalfa.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Other 1 0
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 0

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cilantro (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Not indicated
1 50% Not indicated: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Cilantro

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking Cilantro

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

Report created on March 21, 2010.