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Emblica Officinalis

People mainly take Emblica Officinalis for focus. Based on 3 first-hand reports and 3 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #2187 of 4,149 overall.

14
User score
Mostly positive
33% positive0% mixed0% negative67% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
3
meta-analyses
13
RCTs
496
papers

What Emblica Officinalis does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

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What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

BMC Complement Med Ther · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Clinical effects of Emblica officinalis fruit consumption on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Due to statistical and clinical heterogeneity in the limited number of clinical trials to date, the promising effects of EO on physiologic CVD risk factors in this review should be interpreted with caution. Further research is needed to determine if EO offers an efficacious option for primary or secondary prevention of CVD as either monotherapy or adjunct to evidence-based dietary patterns and/or standard pharmacotherapy.

PubMed 37296402 ↗
Diabetes Metab Syndr · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
The impact of Emblica Officinalis (Amla) on lipid profile, glucose, and C-reactive protein: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Conclusion: Amla supplementation shows promise for improving metabolic parameters in adults. In general, the populations included in the analysis were generally 40-58 years with an average BMI of 25.5 and a length of intervention ranging from 3 to 12 weeks. Thus additional investigations are warranted to confirm and expand the findings presented herein.

PubMed 36934568 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

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