Green Cardamom for Fatty Liver
A 2019 study found that 1g of green cardamom 3x daily with meals significantly improved the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as determined by ultrasound compared to placebo over 3 months. Green cardamom also significantly improved LDL, HDL, triglycerides and insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR and fasting blood insulin). Another 2019 study found that green cardamom may improve 3 month average blood sugar (HgbA1c) in type 2 diabetics as well. Cardamom may cause digestive or other side effects.
Daneshi-Maskooni M, Keshavarz SA, Qorbani M, Mansouri S, Alavian SM, Badri-Fariman M, Jazayeri-Tehrani SA, Sotoudeh G. Green cardamom supplementation improves serum irisin, glucose indices, and lipid profiles in overweight or obese non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Mar 12;19(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2465-0. PMID: 30871514; PMCID: PMC6419418.
Aghasi M, Koohdani F, Qorbani M, Nasli-Esfahani E, Ghazi-Zahedi S, Khoshamal H, Keshavarz A, Sotoudeh G. Beneficial effects of green cardamom on serum SIRT1, glycemic indices and triglyceride levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial. J Sci Food Agric. 2019 Jun;99(8):3933-3940. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.9617. Epub 2019 Mar 18. PMID: 30701554.