Gardenia and Reduced Hs-CRP Level

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 10 (median 10, IQR 10–10) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 8 weeks · IQR 8 weeks–8 weeks · Range 8 weeks–8 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The effect of crocetin (a saffron carotenoid) supplementation on antioxidant and inflammatory indexes and serum leptin concentration in patients with coronary artery disease.

2025
RCT
Food & function 16(11)
- Faezeh Moeini Badi
- S Zahra Bathaie
- Fatemeh Borazjani
- Seyed Ahmad Hosseini
- Mohammad Ali Sheikhi
- Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
- Kambiz Ahmadi Angali
- Mohammadreza Taban Sadeghi
- Parisa Rahimi

PubMed: 40400479
DOI: 10.1039/d4fo03396e

6 Insights on

Reduced Hs-CRP Level

High evidence
Rigorous Journal
Clinical

We found no significant differences between the intervention and placebo groups regarding C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, as indicated by ANCOVA (P = 0.695). ... hs-CRP levels were -119.62 in the intervention group compared to -156.91 in the placebo group.

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No
Dose: 10 mg/day