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The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia
Joint Authors
Xu, Hong
Sun, Shu
Ngeh, Lawrence
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The clinical efficacy of the Chinese therapeutic food (specifically hawthorn fruit and Chinese kiwifruit-extract compound) on dyslipidemia was evaluated in this placebo-controlled, double blind, paired clinical trial conducted in Melbourne, Australia.
Forty-three participants diagnosed with moderate dyslipidemia and met the study criteria were randomly assigned to Group A or B, with baseline characteristics matched.
Twenty-seven participants completed all the tests, the blood lipid profile including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), and triglycerides (TG) was analysed.
The traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis was made based on participants’ symptoms and signs.
The results indicate that a four-week intake of the compound increased the serum HDL-c levels by 5% (P=0.026) and decreased the ratios of TC/HDL-c and LDL-c/HDL-c (P=0.012 and P=0.044, resp.).
The placebo intake did not significantly change the blood lipid profile.
In the initial 43 participants with dyslipidemia, 76.7% of them were diagnosed with “Spleen deficiency” and 58.1% with “Liver qi stagnation.” The intake of hawthorn fruit and Chinese kiwifruit extract compound may increase the serum levels of HDL-c and decrease the ratios of TC/HDL-c and LDL-c/HDL-c, therefore, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sun, Shu& Xu, Hong& Ngeh, Lawrence. 2012. The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sun, Shu…[et al.]. The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028366
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sun, Shu& Xu, Hong& Ngeh, Lawrence. The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028366
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028366