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What is Kalawalla?

Kalawalla Polypodium leucotomos is a fern plant that contains cultivated Polypodium leucotomos extract, which grows exclusively in the Honduran jungles and rain forests. It is being used as a natural food supplement for Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Dermatitis & Multiple Sclerosis.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress 5 1
Fatigue 1 0
Everything 1 1
Other 1 0
Bladder problems 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  2 mL daily 4 tab(s) daily 800 mg daily 1600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Kalawalla (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 100% Doctor's advice: 100%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Kalawalla

Currently Taking Kalawalla

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

Stopped Taking Kalawalla

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 67%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 21, 2009.