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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Pumpkin and Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure

Doses used in studies

g/day: 3 (median 3, IQR 3–3) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 6 weeks · IQR 6 weeks–6 weeks · Range 6 weeks–6 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The effects of pumpkin seed oil supplementation on arterial hemodynamics, stiffness and cardiac autonomic function in postmenopausal women.
- 2019-11
- RCT · n = 12
- Complementary therapies in clinical practice 37
- - Alexei Wong
  - Danielle Viola
  - Douglas Bergen
  - Eileen Caulfield
  - Javad Mehrabani
  - Arturo Figueroa
- PubMed: 31445363
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.08.003
6 Insights on
- Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure
- High evidence
- Clinical
AIx, brachial and central systolic BP significantly (P < 0.05) decreased following PSO but not after placebo.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
3 g/day