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What is Green Tea Extract?

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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 12 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 7 2 Efficacy_none
Support immune health 6 0
Other 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Parkinson's Disease 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Prevent Skin Cancer 1 0

See all 33 patients currently taking Green Tea Extract

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Green Tea Extract

Increased energy 1
listed in evaluation 1
Wakefulness 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Green Tea Extract. See all 22 dosages ►

  1 other daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 315 mg daily 350 mg daily 470 mg daily 500 mg daily 630 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Green Tea Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 3   Other: 50%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Green Tea Extract

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

Currently Taking Green Tea Extract

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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
0

Stopped Taking Green Tea Extract

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Green Tea Extract

Always
 2 29%
Usually
 4 57%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Green Tea Extract

Very
 2 29%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Green Tea Extract

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 33%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 1 33%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.