Corn Silk Tea for Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Xu, Hao
Shi, Shihua
Li, Weihao
Li, Siming
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Corn silk, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been found to exert an antihypertensive effect in clinical practice and trials.
However, systematic review of current evidence on this topic was not available.
Thus, this study aims to assess safety and efficacy of corn silk tea (CST) in improving clinical outcomes in patients with hypertension.
A systematic literature search was conducted through popular electronic databases up to October 2018.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CST plus conventional antihypertensive drugs with conventional antihypertensive drugs alone were included.
The main outcome was total blood pressure lowering efficacy.
The risk of bias assessment according to the Cochrane Handbook was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included trials.
Review Manager 5.3 software was used for data analyses.
Five RCTs involving 567 participants were included.
Due to the poor quality of methodologies of most trials, limited evidence showed that CST plus antihypertensive drugs might be more effective in lowering blood pressure compared with antihypertensive drugs alone (RR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.17 to 1.38, P<0.00001; heterogeneity: P = 0.51, I2 = 0%, fixed‐effect model).
However, there is no evidence that CST plus conventional antihypertensive drugs has less adverse events than conventional antihypertensive drugs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shi, Shihua& Li, Siming& Li, Weihao& Xu, Hao. 2019. Corn Silk Tea for Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149164
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shi, Shihua…[et al.]. Corn Silk Tea for Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149164
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shi, Shihua& Li, Siming& Li, Weihao& Xu, Hao. Corn Silk Tea for Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149164
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149164