ReviewCureus2021
Impact of Cassia Bark Consumption on Glucose and Lipid Control in Type 2 Diabetes: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of cinnamon supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors in adults: a GRADE assessed systematic review, dose-response and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of cinnamon on patients with metabolic diseases: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Cinnamon: an aromatic condiment applicable to chronic kidney disease.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Control of diabetes is a constant challenge and natural remedies are being searched along with modern medicine. The effectiveness of cinnamon in managing it lacks consensus. Besides this, earlier trials had a variant in the type of product they used, quantity, duration, the form of molecules, etc. So, we aimed to measure the impact of cassia ground bark powder consumption, 1-2 gm/day for 90 days, in lowering plasma glucose and lipids among those with type 2 diabetes. The authors searched the PubMed, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Clinical Key, Ovid, and Scopus databases and the Cochrane Central Register (last search December 30, 2020) with the MeSH terms and keywords of cinnamon, cassia cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon, and type 2 diabetes mellitus to conclude the effects of cassia cinnamon on diabetes based on the evidence of human clinical trials that reported at least one of the following: glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Weighted mean differences were calculated by using the random-effect model of RevMan software (The Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK), and the pooled analysis found an insignificant reduction of the outcome variable (p>0.05).
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