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Metabolic effect of berberine-silymarin association: A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials
Phytotherapy research : PTR
2019
33:862-870
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- PubMed
- PMID 30632209
- PubMed Central
- PMC6590227
- DOI
- 10.1002/ptr.6282
- Funding
- The paper states it was written independently.
- Competing interests
- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis |
|---|---|
| Model | Published literature |
| Sample | 5 randomized trials; 497 participants |
| Intervention | Berberine plus silymarin combinations versus control |
| Duration | Included trials ranged from 3 months to 52 weeks |
| Endpoints | Total cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; Triglycerides; Fasting plasma glucose |
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