Turmeric and Reduced Itch Severity

• Interventions for itch in people with advanced chronic kidney disease.

  • 2020-12-07
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 4,466
  • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2020(12)
  • • Daniel Hercz
    • Simon H Jiang
    • Angela C Webster

  • PubMed: 33283264
  • DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011393.pub2

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Itch Severity

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Reduction in the severity of itch was reported with oral montelukast, turmeric, zinc sulfate and topical capsaicin.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes