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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Trying to use instead of a lot of medication 5 1 Efficacy_major
Depressed mood 3 2 Efficacy_moderate
Other 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Anxious mood 2 0
Fatigue 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 46 patients currently taking Herbal Supplements

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 15

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Herbal Supplements

Itching (pruritus) 1
Dizziness 1
Sleepiness 1
Loss of focus 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Herbal Supplements. See all 35 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 2 tbs. daily 2 other daily 6 other daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 385 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Herbal Supplements (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 44%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 11%
Other 1   Other: 11%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 11%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Herbal Supplements

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

Currently Taking Herbal Supplements

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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 Herbal Supplements

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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 Herbal Supplements

Always
 9 56%
Usually
 6 38%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Herbal Supplements

Very
 2 13%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 2 13%
Not at all
 11 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Herbal Supplements

$200+
 1 7%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 29%
$25-49
 5 36%
< $25
 3 21%

Report created on May 27, 2012.