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Guggul is a resin from the mukul myrrh tree, long used in Ayurvedic medicine, and its guggulsterones are thought to influence how the body handles fats. People often look at it for high cholesterol, yet in small studies of 137 people, cholesterol readings got worse: LDL went up and HDL went down. The evidence is limited, so these findings are tentative and need larger studies.
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- How we grade
- 3 studies cited
- Best evidence
- Grade C
- Conditions studied
- 2
- Outcomes
- 6
- Graded outcomes
- 0020
Evidence by condition
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- Very limited
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) Small Detriment | Worsens (the measure goes down) | Small effect | 137 people | |||
| Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Small Detriment | Worsens (the measure goes up) | Small effect | 137 people | |||
| Triglycerides | Improves (the measure goes down) | 2 studies | 137 people | |||
| Total cholesterol | Improves (the measure goes down) | 137 people | ||||
| vLDL-C | Improves (the measure goes down) | 103 people | ||||
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteoarthritis Symptoms | Improves (the measure goes down) | 1 study | 30 people | |||
Studies that measured osteoarthritis symptoms | ||||||
Key findings
- High-density lipoprotein (HDL)Worsens (the measure goes down)
- Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)Worsens (the measure goes up)
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- Grade C
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Studies cited
3 studies from PubMed