The Effects of Purslane Consumption on Blood Pressure and Anthropometric Indices: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Journal of Herbal Medicine Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hermed.2025.101005

Naser Jafari , Fatemeh Hosseini Oskouie , Azadeh Dehghani , Amirhosein Rad , Seyedeh Nooshan Mirmohammadali , Mohammad Javad Alaeian , Farimah Behmanesh Nia , Omid Asbaghi , Ali Hosseini , Moslem Naderian , Mohammad Ali Goudarzi , Ali Zamanian

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Abstract

Introduction

Several research showed that purslane consumption could improve anthropometric indices and blood pressure in the general adult population. Our aim was to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of purslane consumption (seed, seed powder, or leaf extract) on body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic, and diastolic blood pressure due to the contradictory results obtained from prior studies.

Methods

Randomised controlled trial (RCTs) examining the effect of purslane consumption on anthropometric indices and blood pressure in adults were retrieved using online database searches including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to January 2025. Meta-analysis was carried out using a random-effects model. I² index was used to evaluate the heterogeneity of RCTs.

Results

Among the initial 611 studies that were identified from electronic databases search, 7 RCTs involving 425 participants were included for data analyses. The results demonstrated that purslane consumption significantly decreased BW ( P < 0.001), BMI (P = 0.017), and systolic blood pressure (P = 0.002); however, purslane consumption did not affect waist circumference (P = 0.249), and diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.697).

Conclusions

This meta-analysis study suggests that purslane consumption may significantly decrease BW and BMI; in addition, it had beneficial effects on systolic blood pressure in adults.

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几项研究表明，马齿苋消费可以改善一般成年人的人体测量指标和血压。我们的目的是进行一项荟萃分析，评估马齿苋消耗（种子、种子粉或叶提取物）对体重（BW）、体重指数（BMI）、腰围、收缩压和舒张压的影响，因为之前的研究得出了相互矛盾的结果。方法使用PubMed、Scopus和Web of Science等在线数据库检索截至2025年1月的随机对照试验（RCTs），研究马齿苋消费对成人人体测量指标和血压的影响。采用随机效应模型进行meta分析。采用I2指数评价rct的异质性。结果从电子数据库检索中确定的最初611项研究中，纳入了7项随机对照试验，涉及425名参与者，用于数据分析。结果表明，食用马齿苋可显著降低体重（P <； 0.001）、BMI （P = 0.017）和收缩压（P = 0.002）；然而，马齿苋摄入对腰围（P = 0.249）和舒张压（P = 0.697）没有影响。结论本荟萃分析研究提示，马齿苋可显著降低体重和体重指数；此外，它对成年人的收缩压也有有益的影响。

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