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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

6 patients in the community are taking or have taken Kalawalla.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress 2 33%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1 16%
Bladder problems 1 16%
Fatigue 1 16%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Kalawalla.

  2 mL day 4 tab(s) day 1200 mg day 1600 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Kalawalla or how long patients were taking Kalawalla before stopping.

Currently taking Kalawalla

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

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Kalawalla (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • Valjo
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
  • Valjo
  • by Valjo
    Sep 15, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Advice/Tips
Has decreased my fatigue. I can stay up later & don't feel so tired al the time. In addition it has improved my sex life.l

See all evaluation results for Kalawalla



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