The additive effect of herbal medicines on lifestyle modification in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- 2024-02-23
- Systematic Review · n = 603
- Frontiers in pharmacology 15
- Myung-Ho Kim
- Subin Ahn
- Nayeon Hur
- Seung-Yun Oh
- Chang-Gue Son
- PubMed: 38464716
- DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1362391
- High evidence
- Clinical
The meta-analysis showed a significant improvement in ultrasoundbased liver steatosis measured by odds ratio (OR) in the herbal medicine group than those with LM alone (OR = 7.9, 95% CI 0.7 to 95.2, p < 0.1).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes