Impact of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Glucolipid Metabolic Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jie Li Ruqun Zheng Zixin Lin Fangyuan Hu Ying Lin Guomei Zeng Jieni Fang Yingyan Shen Huiyan Tan Mei Han Juan Li

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2022)

Compared with the placebo group, Chinese herbal medicine had positive effects on glucolipid metabolism in women with PCOS. Chinese herbal medicine had a positive effect on lipid metabolism when the control group was metformin, but no effect on glucose metabolism. These findings need to be verified in high-quality, large-sample, randomized controlled trials in the future.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
fatty acid
skeletal muscle
double blind
meta analyses