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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Cardamom and Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels

Doses used in studies

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

Time to effect

Median: 4 months · IQR 4 months–4 months · Range 4 months–4 months — Reported in 1 of 2 studies

2 of 2 papers

The effect of green cardamom on blood pressure and inflammatory markers among patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
- 2022-09-30
- Meta-Analysis · n = 595
- Phytotherapy research : PTR 37(2)
- - Bahareh Izadi
  - Hassan Joulaei
  - Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
  - Reza Tabrizi
  - Erfan Taherifard
  - Ali Sadeghpour
  - Mohebat Vali
  - Maryam Akbari
- PubMed: 36181264
- DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7648
3 Insights on
- Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels
- High evidence
- Clinical
interleukin 6 levels (WMD: -2.41 ng/L, 95%CI; -4.35, -0.47)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Green cardamom plus low-calorie diet can decrease the expression of inflammatory genes among obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.
- 2021-05-31
- RCT · n = 99
- Eating and weight disorders : EWD 27(2)
- - Sahar Cheshmeh
  - Maysa Ghayyem
  - Firoozeh Khamooshi
  - Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani
  - Negin Rahmani
  - Niloofar Hojati
  - Elaheh Mosaieby
  - Shima Moradi
  - Yahya Pasdar
- PubMed: 34057705
- DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01223-3
9 Insights on
- Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels
- High evidence
- Clinical
TNF-α, IL-6, and CRP serum levels were significantly decreased after the intervention with green cardamom plus low-calorie diet (P < 0.001).
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
3 g/day