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The Human Effect Matrix summarizes human studies to tell you what effects Stephania tetrandra has on your body, how much evidence there is, and how strong these effects are.
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Outcome |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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A minor decrease in levels of lipid peroxidation in serum were noted, to the tune of 17%.
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A decrease in serum neutrophil elastase has been noted, and this is thought to be related to symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
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Lymphocytes (both B and T cells) are unchanged in their overall quantity with 12 weeks of supplementation.
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No significant alterations in white blood cell count are noted with oral supplementation of this plant.
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