What is Turmeric?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
28 9 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
22 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
14 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
10 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
6 2 Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
0
None
20

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Turmeric. See all 52 dosages

  daily 1 cap(s) daily 2 tsp. daily 2 other daily 250 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Turmeric (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 44%
Other 9   Other: 33%
Expense 3   Expense: 11%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 7%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 4%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%

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Currently Taking Turmeric

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Stopped Taking Turmeric

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Turmeric

Always
10 50%
Usually
4 20%
Sometimes
6 30%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Turmeric

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 5%
A little
2 10%
Not at all
17 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Turmeric

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 9%
$25-49
2 18%
< $25
8 73%

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6 patient evaluations for Turmeric

Purpose: General health (Started Feb 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 24, 2012 1 other Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Aug 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 08, 2012 1000 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Oct 25, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 05, 2012 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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