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Astragalus membranaceusFinding

Astragalus membranaceus has no detected effect on LDL cholesterol

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Huangqi injection did not have significant effects on the changes in LDL-C and HDL-C levels (Table 2 and Fig. 5).”
Quoted verbatim from The lipid-lowering effects of Danhong and Huangqi injections: a meta-analysis of clinical controlled trials.
This finding among the 103 findings on its endpoint

Astragalus membranaceus

LDL cholesterol

no difference found

Who
Meta-analysis of 3 controlled trials (220 subjects, all Chinese) of Huangqi injection added to control treatment versus control treatment alone
Dose studied
not reported

Moderate evidencePMID 29747663 · 2018

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Lipids in health and disease
What else it reported3 findings · 0 compounds · 3 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M704RV1747B8VKT73XFQVTQQ