Filter by: patients
Home > Community Treatment Reports and Side Effects > Korean Ginseng Treatment Report
What is Korean 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 8 0
Fatigue 6 1 Efficacy_slight
Parkinson's Disease 3 0
Tiredness 2 1 Efficacy_major
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0
Memory and cognition problems 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Korean Ginseng

Mouse over the table for more information

Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Korean Ginseng. See all 12 dosages ►

  15 mg daily 50 mcg daily 100 mL daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 5,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Korean Ginseng (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Korean Ginseng

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

Currently Taking Korean Ginseng

A bar graph

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

Stopped Taking Korean Ginseng

A bar graph

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 Korean Ginseng

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Korean Ginseng

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Korean Ginseng

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

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on February 11, 2012.