Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) and blood sugar
What 3 graded rows on cornelian cherry (cornus mas) agree on for blood sugar, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) page, with its PubMed record.
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Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) and blood sugar
3 rows · 194 peopleMostly an improvement: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 found no difference.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- ∅No effect× 1
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 194
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 60 people (2015) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.
Only the 2 rows that found an improvement name women in their population.
The row that found no difference is newer (2026) than the 2 rows that found an improvement (2015 to 2023).
The rows
2 improved · 1 no difference- CGrade CHbA1c, insulin and triglycerides in type 2 diabetes · Improved
RCT · n 60 · 2015 · Adults with type 2 diabetes
2 capsules twice daily (600 mg anthocyanins/day) · 6 weeks
HbA1c changed -0.24 vs +0.023 points and triglycerides -23.66 vs +2.83 mg/dl; insulin rose 1.13 vs fell 0.643 (all P < 0.05 vs placebo).
Row on the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) page · PubMed 26508984 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DInsulin resistance in women, added to diet therapy · Improved
RCT · n 84 · 2023 · Women aged 18–45 with insulin resistance
20 g/day · 12 weeks
With diet therapy, insulin-resistance markers fell about twice as much (in percentage) as with diet alone (p < .05), while weight and body measurements were similar. The abstract's comparison of fruit alone with control is unclearly worded.
Row on the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) page · PubMed 38107130 (opens PubMed)
- ∅No effectGlucose control, insulin resistance and adiponectin in fatty liver · No difference
RCT · n 50 · 2026 · Adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (40 completed)
20 ml/day · 12 weeks
No significant effect on fasting glucose, insulin or insulin-resistance indices. Adiponectin fell on placebo but not with extract, with a between-group difference only in women (P = 0.01).
Row on the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) page · PubMed 41484805 (opens PubMed)