Milk Thistle Treatment Report
What is Milk Thistle?
Milk thistle is believed to have protective effects on the liver and improve its function. It is typically used to treat liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis (liver inflammation), and gallbladder disorders.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 12 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| elevated liver enzymes | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my MS progress | 2 | 0 | |||||
| healthy liver function | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Milk Thistle. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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4 | 57% |
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Personal research
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3 | 43% |
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Expense
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2 | 29% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 14% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 14% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- jfsnaz
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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- jfsnaz
- 1000 mg daily
- since Jul 18, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Helps with liver functions See full evaluation
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- tired old me
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- tired old me
- 1000 mcg daily
- since May 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I chose to take this becuase of family history. See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.