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What is Green Tea?

Green tea is a traditional drink in many parts of the world which consists of water brewed with the leaves of the Camellia sinensis ("tea plant") that has undergone minimal oxidation or processing. In contrast to black tea, green tea contains less caffeine.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 13 4
Fatigue 3 2
Other 2 1
Diet Supplement 1 1
Problems concentrating 1 1
Depression 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 20%
Mild
1 20%
None
3 60%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
2 40%
Jitteriness
1 20%
Weight loss
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Green Tea. See all 16 dosages

  1other as needed 2 other as needed 1 other weekly 2 L weekly 0.5 L daily 1 L daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 3 mL daily 10 other daily 13.5 g daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 334 mg daily 1000 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Taking Green Tea

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
2
5
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
1 20%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 20%
A little
1 20%
Not at all
3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 20%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.