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Astragalus membranaceus increases blood haemoglobin concentration

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Astragalus significantly decreased 24 hour proteinuria at end of treatment (10 studies, 640 participants; MD -0.53 g/24 h, 95% CI -0.79 to -0.26; I² = 90%); significantly increased haemoglobin levels overall (4 studies, 222 participants): MD 9.51 g/L, 95% CI 4.90 to 14.11; I² = 0%) and in haemodialysis patients in particular (3 studies, 142 participants: MD 11.20 g/L, 95% CI 5.81 to 16.59; I² = 0%).”
Quoted verbatim from Astragalus (a traditional Chinese medicine) for treating chronic kidney disease.
This finding among the 18 findings on its endpoint

Astragalus membranaceus

Blood haemoglobin concentration

raises

Effect as reported

9.51mean difference

CI 4.9 to 14.11

Who
n = 222 · People with chronic kidney disease, overall pooled estimate of four trials (the haemodialysis subgroup is reported separately); astragalus against placebo, no treatment or conventional interventions
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 25335553 · 2014

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
222
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
What else it reported4 findings · 0 compounds · 4 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M704BZNV2G7SDXBT6SCVV524