Evaluation of the Safety of Daily Consumption of Kaempferia parviflora Extract (KPFORCE): A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

J Med Food. 2019 Nov;22(11):1168-1174. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2018.4372. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Abstract

This study's aim was to evaluate the safety of daily consumption of Kaempferia parviflora extract (KPE) using a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study with 52 recruited healthy Japanese subjects. Each subject received five KPE tablets (containing 150 mg of KPFORCE/tablet) or placebo daily for 4 weeks. There were no adverse events related to KPE intake or any abnormalities compared with placebo group in anthropometric, cardiovascular, blood, and urine parameters during the course of the study. Thus, daily KPE ingestion was found to be safe in healthy Japanese men and women.

Keywords: Japanese; healthy subjects; randomized clinical trial; toxicity.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage*
  • Plant Extracts / adverse effects
  • Tablets
  • Zingiberaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Tablets