Key result
Traditional Chinese medicine and its extracts have demonstrated favorable effects for treating dyslipidemia, although their mechanisms of action remain unclear.
Population
Patients with dyslipidemia
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports cautious adjunctive TCM consideration in dyslipidemia; leaves open mechanisms and requires RCTs before practice change.
This review summarizes the progress and perspectives of using single Chinese herbs and their extracts for the treatment of dyslipidemia over the past 10 years.
Guo et al. (2014) conducted a review in Dyslipidemia. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was evaluated. Traditional Chinese medicine and its extracts have demonstrated favorable effects for treating dyslipidemia, although their mechanisms of action remain unclear.