A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We aimed to assess the efficacy of Centella asiatica for improvement of the signs and symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).
We searched 13 electronic databases including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for randomised controlled trials assessing the efficacy of Centella asiatica for CVI.
Two review authors independently selected studies, assessed the risks of bias of included studies and extracted data.
The treatment effects of similar studies were pooled whenever appropriate.
Eight studies met the inclusion criteria.
The pooling of data of similar studies showed that Centella asiatica significantly improved microcirculatory parameters such as transcutaneous partial pressure of CO2 and O2, rate of ankle swelling and venoarteriolar response.
Three out of the eight studies did not provide quantitative data.
However, these studies reported that patients treated with Centella asiatica showed significant improvement in CVI signs such as leg heaviness, pain and oedema.
Our results show that Centella asiatica may be beneficial for improving signs and symptoms of CVI but this conclusion needs to be interpreted with caution as most of the studies were characterised by inadequate reporting and thus had unclear risks of bias, which may threaten the validity of the conclusions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chong, Nyuk Jet& Aziz, Zoriah. 2013. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chong, Nyuk Jet& Aziz, Zoriah. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486263
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chong, Nyuk Jet& Aziz, Zoriah. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486263
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486263