Thai ginseng (Kaempferia parviflora) and body fat

What 2 graded rows on thai ginseng (kaempferia parviflora) agree on for body fat, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Thai ginseng (Kaempferia parviflora) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Thai ginseng (Kaempferia parviflora) page, with its PubMed record.

Supplement

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2 rows · 163 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 83 people (2025) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 80 to 83 people, published from 2021 to 2025: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade CBody fat mass and body fat percentage (DXA) · Improved
RCT · n 83 · 2025 · Overweight and mildly obese Korean adults (BMI 25–30)
100 mg/day SIRTMAX (50 mg Kaempferia parviflora ethanol extract) · 12 weeks
Body fat, body weight and BMI fell versus placebo, as did total, subcutaneous and visceral fat area; waist and hip circumference did not differ. No safety concerns.
Row on the Thai ginseng (Kaempferia parviflora) page · PubMed 40661686 (opens PubMed)
Grade CVisceral and total abdominal fat area (CT) · Improved
RCT · n 80 · 2021 · Overweight Japanese adults (BMI 23–30)
12 mg polymethoxyflavones/day · 12 weeks
Visceral fat area fell and was lower than placebo at 8 and 12 weeks; total fat area was also lower; no related adverse events.
Row on the Thai ginseng (Kaempferia parviflora) page · PubMed 33475663 (opens PubMed)