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pterostilbeneFinding

Pterostilbene has no detected effect on aspartate aminotransferase

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Parameters of liver function such as total bilirubin, Aspartate transaminase (AST), Alanine transaminase (ALT), and Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) were within the standard reference ranges in subjects supplemented with PME, comparable to the placebo group at the screening, day30 and final visit.”
Quoted verbatim from A Short-Term Safety Evaluation of Silbinol®- an Extract from Pterocarpus marsupium in Healthy Adults- a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
This finding among the 50 findings on its endpoint

pterostilbene

Aspartate aminotransferase

no difference found

Who
Healthy adults aged 18-49 years (PME n = 29 analysed, placebo n = 30); 60 days
Dose studied
PME (Silbinol), P. marsupium heartwood extract standardised to 90% pterostilbene, 100 mg capsule twice daily (200 mg/day) after meals

Moderate evidencePMID 37671486 · 2023

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
2 months

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine
What else it reported7 findings · 1 compound · 7 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71EJYM28K76GRA9NB2758B1