Papers/PMID:29912570
The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2019The record
3 findings · 1 compound · 3 endpoints
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3 findings
Cissus quadrangularis — decreases triglycerides
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“After 8 weeks treatment with CQR-300, plasma triglycerides reduced significantly (p < 0.05) by 9.40% compared with an increase in placebo group from 137.43 to 139.31 mg/dL (Table 5b).”
Quoted verbatim from The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Dose
- 300 mg once daily immediately before the meal
- Population
- Overweight adults (BMI 25-29.9), Yaounde, Cameroon; 8-week double-blind trial, habitual diet and activity maintained; placebo was corn starch; fasting venous blood
The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.2019PMID:29912570An author is affiliated with a producerPermalink
Cissus quadrangularis — increases HDL cholesterol
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“An 8-week administration of CQR-300 to overweight participants significantly (p < 0.05) increased HDL-c levels by 15.71% compared with a 4.36% increase in the placebo group from 42.42 to 44.15 mg/dL (Table 6).”
Quoted verbatim from The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Dose
- 300 mg once daily immediately before the meal
- Population
- Overweight adults (BMI 25-29.9), Yaounde, Cameroon; 8-week double-blind trial, habitual diet and activity maintained; placebo was corn starch
The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.2019PMID:29912570An author is affiliated with a producerPermalink
Cissus quadrangularis — decreases fasting blood glucose
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“CQR-300 significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the fasting blood glucose level by 25.27% (4.59–1.08 mmol/L) after 8 weeks compared with a 3.79% decrease in the placebo, from 4.76 to 4.68 mmol/L (Table 7).”
Quoted verbatim from The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Dose
- 300 mg once daily immediately before the meal
- Population
- Overweight adults (BMI 25-29.9), Yaounde, Cameroon; 8-week double-blind trial, habitual diet and activity maintained; placebo was corn starch; fasting venous blood
The Use of a Stem and Leaf Aqueous Extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300) to Reduce Body Fat and Other Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Participants.2019PMID:29912570An author is affiliated with a producerPermalink