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What is Herbal Supplements?

An herb is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicine products are dietary supplements that people take to improve their health. Many herbs have been used for a long time for claimed health benefits.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 6 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Anxiety 1 0

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Dosages

  as needed 1 other daily 3 tps. daily 5 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 1000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Herbal Supplements (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
2 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Herbal Supplements

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Herbal Supplements

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

Stopped Taking Herbal Supplements

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

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 November 23, 2009.