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What is Turmeric?

In Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric is thought to have many medicinal properties and many in India use it as a readily available antiseptic for cuts, burns and bruises. It has fluoride which is thought to be essential for teeth. It is also used as an antibacterial.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 21 6 Efficacy_cant_tell
Inflammation 14 1 Efficacy_none
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 13 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 9 1 Efficacy_none
Support immune health 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Parkinson's Disease 6 2 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 87 patients currently taking Turmeric

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 15

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Turmeric. See all 46 dosages ►

  daily 2 other daily 100 mg daily 250 mg daily 350 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Turmeric (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10   Did not seem to work: 48%
Other 5   Other: 24%
Expense 3   Expense: 14%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 5%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped taking Turmeric

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

Currently Taking Turmeric

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

Stopped Taking Turmeric

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Turmeric

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 1 7%
Sometimes
 4 27%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Turmeric

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 13 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Turmeric

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 11%
$25-49
 2 22%
< $25
 6 67%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.