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What is Astragalus?

Astragalus root is used in traditional medicine for its immune stimulating properties. It is said to have renal protective effects, suppress airway hyperreactivity associated with allergic asthma, reduce fatigue in athletes and it may have a role in combating senility.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support immune health 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 0
General health 2 0
Immune system weak 1 0
Lyme Disease 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Astragalus

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Astragalus (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 2   Personal research: 40%
Other 2   Other: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Astragalus

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

Currently Taking Astragalus

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

Stopped Taking Astragalus

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Astragalus

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 100%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Astragalus

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Astragalus

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.