Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
LG Household and Healthcare Research Park, Seoul 07795, Korea.
Nutrients. 2020 Oct 22;12(11):3237. doi: 10.3390/nu12113237.
This randomized controlled study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of an extract mixture of kudzu flower and mandarin peel (KM) on hot flashes (HFs) and markers of bone turnover in women during the menopausal transition. Healthy women aged 45-60 years with the menopausal HFs were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either KM (1150 mg/day) or placebo arms for 12 weeks (n = 84). The intent-to-treat analysis found that compared with the placebo, the KM significantly attenuated HF scores ( = 0.041) and HF severities ( < 0.001), with a mean difference from baseline to week 12. The KM also improved bone turnover markers, showing a significant reduction in bone resorption CTx ( = 0.027) and a tendency of increasing bone formation OC relative to the placebo. No serious adverse events and hormonal changes were observed in both groups. These findings suggest that KM consumption may improve the quality of life in ways that are important to symptomatic menopausal women.
这项随机对照研究旨在评估葛根花和陈皮提取物混合物(KM)对绝经过渡期女性热潮红(HFs)和骨转换标志物的疗效和安全性。将年龄在 45-60 岁、有绝经 HFs 的健康女性按 1:1 的比例随机分配至 KM(1150mg/天)或安慰剂组,进行 12 周的治疗(n=84)。意向性治疗分析发现,与安慰剂相比,KM 显著减轻 HF 评分(=0.041)和 HF 严重程度(<0.001),从基线到第 12 周的平均差值。KM 还改善了骨转换标志物,与安慰剂相比,骨吸收 CTx 显著降低(=0.027),骨形成 OC 有增加的趋势。两组均未观察到严重不良事件和激素变化。这些发现表明,KM 的摄入可能会改善生活质量,这对有症状的绝经女性很重要。