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What is Chlorella?

Chlorella is a form of unicellular Green Algae found in still, fresh water; or soil, or bark of trees.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
General health	7	1
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)	4	0
Loss of energy	2	0
Other	2	1
Detoxification of mercury & other. Pattern: 7 days 52g Chlorella Pyr., 2 days 515g, 2 days none	1	0
detoxification	1	0

See all 11 reasons taken ▼

See all 16 patients currently taking Chlorella

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	1
Mild	0
None	1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Chlorella

Bowel problems	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Chlorella. See all 14 dosages ►

3 other daily	3 g daily	4 mg daily	5 other daily	6 other daily	6 g daily	10 g daily	11.25 g daily	600 mg daily	4,000 mg daily
1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Chlorella (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	2
Other	2
Course of treatment ended	2
Side effects too severe	1
Not indicated	1

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Chlorella

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

Currently Taking Chlorella

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	0	1	3	5

Stopped Taking Chlorella

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Chlorella

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Chlorella

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Chlorella

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

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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