Chinese Cardamom and Improved Insulin Sensitivity

• The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for glycaemic control and insulin resistance in individuals with type 2 diabetes: an umbrella review.

  • 2025-09-30
  • Systematic Review
  • BMC complementary medicine and therapies 25(1)
  • • Ethan Li
    • Alison Maunder
    • Jing Liu
    • Chhiti Pandey
    • Adele Cave
    • Allana O'Fee
    • Carolyn Ee

  • PubMed: 41029669
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-05059-7

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Insulin Sensitivity

  • High evidence

  Ginger, turmeric, cardamom, Berberis vulgaris, Nigella sativa, and various Chinese herbal medicines demonstrated improvements in insulin resistance measures.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small