Effects of Arctium lappa L. (Burdock) root tea on inflammatory status and oxidative stress in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Maghsoumi-Norouzabad L, Alipoor B, Abed R, Eftekhar Sadat B, Mesgari-Abbasi M, Asghari Jafarabadi M
Published in International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Abstract
Randomized clinical trial of burdock root tea on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in knee osteoarthritis.
Key Findings
Burdock root tea for 42 days significantly reduced serum interleukin-6, high-sensitivity CRP and malondialdehyde and increased total antioxidant capacity versus control in knee osteoarthritis.
Conclusions
Burdock root tea improved inflammatory and oxidative-stress biomarkers, though clinical symptom benefit was not established.
Limitations
Small single-center sample, biomarker endpoints rather than pain or function, short duration.
Supplements Studied
Burdock root tea for 42 days significantly reduced serum interleukin-6, high-sensitivity CRP and malondialdehyde and increased total antioxidant capacity versus control in knee osteoarthritis.
Outcomes Measured
Burdock root tea for 42 days significantly reduced serum interleukin-6, high-sensitivity CRP and malondialdehyde and increased total antioxidant capacity versus control in knee osteoarthritis.
We assessed inflammatory markers such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and oxidative stress indicators.
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