Astragalus and Reduced Hemoglobin A1c

• Combination of Astragalus membranaceus and Panax notoginseng as Main Components in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  • 2023-01
  • Review · n = 1,342
  • Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 2023(1)
  • • Xiaoning An
    • Youhua Xu
    • Dingkun Gui

  • PubMed: 37101717
  • DOI: 10.1155/2023/2945234

  10 Insights on

  • Reduced Hemoglobin A1c

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  reduce glycosylated hemoglobin (SMD -1.30, 95% CI -2.33 to -0.27, P=0.01)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

• Effectiveness of Medicinal Plants for Glycaemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: An Overview of Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trials.

  • 2021-11-26
  • Review
  • Frontiers in pharmacology 12
  • • Merlin L Willcox
    • Christina Elugbaju
    • Marwah Al-Anbaki
    • Mark Lown
    • Bertrand Graz

  • PubMed: 34899340
  • DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.777561

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Hemoglobin A1c

  • Low evidence
  • Clinical

  Four other remedies reduced HbA1c by at least 0.5%: Nigella sativa, Astragalus membranaceus, and the traditional Chinese formulae Jinqi Jiangtang and Gegen Qinlian.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes