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June 1, 2008Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug TargetsOpen Access

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome

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Why the study?

Does Traditional Chinese Medicine improve metabolic parameters in metabolic syndrome?

Population

Patients and animal models with metabolic syndrome

Design

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Authors

JYJun YinInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHZHanjie ZhangChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeJYJianping YeAcademy of Medical Sciences

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Implication

May support adjunctive metabolic syndrome management; leaves open efficacy and safety confirmation in large RCTs.

Structured PICO

Does Traditional Chinese Medicine improve metabolic parameters in metabolic syndrome?

P
Population
Patients and animal models with metabolic syndrome
I
Intervention
Traditional Chinese Medicine (specifically ginseng, rhizoma coptidis/berberine, and bitter melon)
O
Outcome
Metabolic parameters (blood glucose, lipids, insulin sensitivity, obesity)surrogate

Traditional Chinese medicines such as ginseng, berberine, and bitter melon show potential for treating metabolic syndrome, but require validation in large-scale clinical trials.

Limitations

  • Lack of multi-center large-scale clinical trials to evaluate efficacy and safety

Cite This Study

Yin et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7543dcd93df8ecca09427dhttps://doi.org/10.2174/187153008784534330
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