Student Research Committee, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Persian Medicine, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Phytother Res. 2022 Sep;36(9):3444-3458. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7542. Epub 2022 Jul 2.
Due to the widespread use of herbal medicine and evidence pointing to the health benefits of saffron supplementation, this review was performed to evaluate the effects of saffron supplementation on glycemic parameters and lipid profiles based on previous reviews. Relevant articles were retrieved from various databases, which included PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane until 2020, with no date restrictions. The quality of the included reviews was assessed using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist. Finally, of 877 obtained articles, eight reviews meeting the inclusion criteria were included for analysis. Among the eight included reviews, seven articles were meta-analyses. In addition, one review had an average quality while seven had a good quality. A narrative description of the included reviews was performed, while a network meta-analysis was not conducted. A brief review of the results was reported according to the weighted mean difference and mean difference. Seven included reviews assessed the effects of saffron or crocin supplementation on glycemic parameters, and six examined these effects on lipid profile parameters. Almost half of the articles reported significant effects of these supplements on glycemic parameters and lipid profiles. Taken together, results suggest that saffron supplementation may improve glycemic and lipid profile parameters; however, further high-quality studies are needed to confirm the clinical efficacy of saffron on glycemic parameters and lipid profiles.
由于草药的广泛应用以及有证据表明藏红花补充剂对健康有益,因此进行了本次综述,以根据以往的综述评估藏红花补充剂对血糖参数和血脂谱的影响。从各种数据库中检索相关文章,包括 PubMed、Scopus、ProQuest、Web of Science、Embase 和 Cochrane,时间不限。使用评估多个系统评价(AMSTAR)清单评估纳入综述的质量。最终,在 877 篇获得的文章中,纳入了 8 篇符合纳入标准的综述进行分析。在纳入的 8 篇综述中,有 7 篇是荟萃分析。此外,有 1 篇综述的质量为平均水平,7 篇为良好水平。对纳入的综述进行了叙述性描述,但是没有进行网络荟萃分析。根据加权均数差和均数差报告了简要的结果综述。有 7 篇纳入的综述评估了藏红花或藏红花素补充剂对血糖参数的影响,6 篇综述评估了这些补充剂对血脂参数的影响。几乎一半的文章报告称这些补充剂对血糖参数和血脂谱有显著影响。综上所述,结果表明藏红花补充剂可能改善血糖和血脂参数;然而,需要进一步的高质量研究来证实藏红花对血糖参数和血脂谱的临床疗效。
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