- RCTCan Ayurvedic medicines match celecoxib for knee pain?In a six-month trial of 440 people, two Ayurvedic formulations matched glucosamine and celecoxib for knee pain. Some had raised liver enzymes.
- RCTDo Ayurvedic herbs help IBS with diarrhoea?A small placebo-controlled trial of curry leaf, pomegranate and turmeric found no benefit over placebo for diarrhoea-predominant IBS.
- RCTDoes ashwagandha change thyroid blood tests?In one small trial of people with a mildly raised TSH, eight weeks of ashwagandha root extract moved thyroid tests towards normal.
- RCTDoes ashwagandha hair serum help hair loss?One 75-day trial found a small gain in hair density with an ashwagandha scalp serum. The extract's maker sponsored the trial.
- Systematic reviewDoes ashwagandha improve sleep?A 2021 review of five trials found a small improvement in sleep with ashwagandha extract. The effect looked larger in people with insomnia.
- RCTDoes ashwagandha reduce stress?One small placebo-controlled trial found ashwagandha root extract lowered stress scores and cortisol over 60 days. Promising, not settled.
- Systematic reviewDoes boswellia (shallaki) help osteoarthritis pain?A Cochrane review found one enriched boswellia extract eased osteoarthritis pain over 90 days. A review of Ayurvedic trials was less sure.
- RCTDoes curcumin help indigestion (functional dyspepsia)?In a 132-person trial, curcumin eased indigestion more than placebo over four weeks. That does not make it equal to omeprazole.
- Systematic reviewDoes karela (bitter melon) help type 2 diabetes?A 2022 review found karela lowered HbA1c slightly, by 0.3 points, in poorly reported trials. An older Cochrane review found no clear benefit.
- RCTDoes whole-system Ayurveda help knee pain?In a trial of 151 people in Germany, 12 weeks of Ayurvedic care eased knee osteoarthritis more than conventional care. Patients knew which they had.
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