Skip to content
Catalyst

Punica granatumFinding

Punica granatum decreases interleukin‑6 concentration

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The PE resulted in a significant decrease in IL-6 levels compared to the placebo (by 5.47 ± 1.34 pg/mL (SE), p < 0.001).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Pomegranate Extract on Inflammatory Markers and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults Aged 55-70 Years: A Randomised Controlled Parallel Trial.
This finding among the 81 findings on its endpoint

Punica granatum

Interleukin-6 concentration

lowers

Who
Adults aged 55 to 70 years, normal weight or overweight, without diagnosed chronic disease, taking no blood-pressure, lipid or anti-inflammatory medication; control received maltodextrin placebo capsules
Dose studied
two 370 mg capsules daily (740 mg/day) for 12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 40218993 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

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

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71HS37WK8N0D9F2TY4AH6BW