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Allium sativumFinding

Allium sativum decreases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Pooled analysis showed that garlic intake caused a 3.75-mm Hg reduction (95% confidence interval [CI], -5.04 to -2.45, I(2) =30.7%; P<.001) in systolic BP and a 3.39-mm Hg reduction (95% CI, -4.14 to -2.65, I(2) =67%; P<.001) in diastolic BP compared with controls.”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of garlic on blood pressure: a meta-analysis.
This finding among the 88 findings on its endpoint

Allium sativum

Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowers

Who
Adults in 17 randomised controlled trials of garlic supplements; controls were placebo in most trials
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 25557383 · 2015

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71H9PNQZ9Y8CV43W4DP53DV