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Vitex agnus-castusFinding

Vitex agnus-castus decreases fasting blood glucose

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Furthermore, values of TOS (p<0.001), OSI (p<0.001), MDA (p<0.001), FBS (p<0.001), HOMA-IR (p<0.05), ALT (0.05), mFG (0.001), and LDL (p<0.05) significantly decreased by the consumption of the Vitex compared to the placebo group.”
Quoted verbatim from The Effect of Vitex Agnus - Castus Plant on Some Markers of Oxidative Stress, Lipid Profile and Insulin Resistance in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial Study.
This finding among the 111 findings on its endpoint

Vitex agnus-castus

Fasting blood glucose

lowers

Who
Women aged 18-45 years with PCOS (Rotterdam criteria); both arms continued metformin and a combined oral contraceptive; independent t-test comparison at trial end
Dose studied
5.8 mg daily, orally, 12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 41428718 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

JBRA assisted reproduction
What else it reported3 findings · 0 compounds · 3 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZEBJ95TB3601A9SAJMYGJH