JUL 24, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Impact of lamiaceae plants on anthropometric indices in patients with metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Rigorous systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 RCTs with pre-registration, low risk of bias in majority of included studies, and high certainty of evidence for primary anthropometric outcomes (BMI, weight), though effect sizes are modest and direct body composition changes were not significant.
Reported
Sample size2445
Number of included trials20
Allocation concealment unclear50%