A Placebo-Controlled, Pseudo-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Botanical Agents for Gulf War Illness: Curcumin (Curcuma longa), Boswellia (Boswellia serrata), and French Maritime Pine Bark (Pinus pinaster).
- 2021-03-03
- RCT · n = 20
- International journal of environmental research and public health 18(5)
- Emily K Donovan
- Sophia Kekes-Szabo
- Joanne C Lin
- Rebecca L Massey
- James D Cobb
- Kathleen S Hodgin
- Timothy J Ness
- Carl Hangee-Bauer
- Jarred W Younger
- PubMed: 33802272
- DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052468
- High evidence
- Clinical
Boswellia was not more effective than placebo at reducing GWI symptoms at either the lower (p = 0.726) or higher (p = 0.869) dosages.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- higher-dose