Evaluating the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant efficacy of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used for management of inflammatory bowel disease: a comprehensive review.
- 2025-03-08
- Review
- Redox report : communications in free radical research 30(1)
- Sia Shin
- Siqi Chen
- Kangzhe Xie
- Suehad Abou Duhun
- Tamara Ortiz-Cerda
- PubMed: 40056427
- DOI: 10.1080/13510002.2025.2471737
- Low evidence
Mostly, studies showed significant anti-inflammatory, gut microbiota restoring, antioxidant effects of polyphenols, polysaccharides, emodin, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA; including butyrate, propionate and acetate), and probiotics although some contrasting results were noted.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes