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What is Ginseng?

Ginseng roots are taken orally as adaptogens, aphrodisiacs, nourishing stimulants. The root is most often available in dried form, either in whole or sliced form. Ginseng leaf, although not as highly prized, is sometimes also used; as with the root it is most often available in dried form.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 18 0
Fatigue 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Memory problems 5 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 4 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_major
Parkinson's Disease 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 37 patients currently taking Ginseng

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ginseng

Insomnia 1
OVER STIMULATE MY BODY 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ginseng. See all 23 dosages ►

  daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,350 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginseng (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 50%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 25%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 19%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 19%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 13%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Expense 1   Expense: 6%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginseng

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

Currently Taking Ginseng

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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 Ginseng

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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 Ginseng

Always
 7 78%
Usually
 1 11%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ginseng

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 9 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ginseng

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.