Efficacy and Safety of Kudzu Flower-Mandarin Peel on Hot Flashes and Bone Markers in Women during the Menopausal Transition : A Randomized Controlled Trial

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 (p = 0.041) and HF severities (p < 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 (p = 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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 12(2020), 11 vom: 22. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Ji Eon [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Hyeyun [VerfasserIn]
Hur, Soohee [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Junho [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Oran [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone resorption
Citrus unshiu
Hot flash
Journal Article
Menopause
Plant Extracts
Pueraria thomsonii
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.04.2021

Date Revised 06.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu12113237

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316746126