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Anti-inflammatory / odour-reduction claims
Ingredient: Yucca Schidigera · anti-inflammatory
Plain-language summary
Mostly in-vitro and anecdotal; safety concerns at high doses.
About the ingredient
Cited studies (3)
Canine studies
- In vitro evaluation of the effects of Yucca schidigera and inulin on the fermentation potential of the faecal microbiota of dogs fed diets with low or high protein concentrations.Vierbaum L, Eisenhauer L, Vahjen W, Zentek J · Archives of animal nutrition · 2019Study summaryVery limited qualityDesign score 2/11DesignJournal ArticleSpeciesdogSample sizeNot reportedDurationNot reportedControls / blindingNot reportedFundingNot reportedStrengths
- Conducted in dogs
Limitations- Sample size not recorded
- No control group recorded
- Study duration not recorded
Relevance to this claim: Ingredient-level evidence for Yucca Schidigera
- Administration of charcoal, Yucca schidigera, and zinc acetate to reduce malodorous flatulence in dogs.Giffard CJ, Collins SB, Stoodley NC, Butterwick RF, Batt RM · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2001Study summaryLimited qualityDesign score 5/11DesignClinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled TrialSpeciesdogSample sizeNot reportedDurationNot reportedControls / blindingNot reportedFundingNot reportedStrengths
- Randomized trial design
- Conducted in dogs
Limitations- Sample size not recorded
- No control group recorded
- Study duration not recorded
Relevance to this claim: Ingredient-level evidence for Yucca Schidigera
- The ameliorating effect of Yucca schidigera extract on canine and feline faecal aroma.Lowe JA, Kershaw SJ · Research in veterinary science · 1997Study summaryVery limited qualityDesign score 2/11DesignJournal ArticleSpeciesdogSample sizeNot reportedDurationNot reportedControls / blindingNot reportedFundingNot reportedStrengths
- Conducted in dogs
Limitations- Sample size not recorded
- No control group recorded
- Study duration not recorded
Relevance to this claim: Ingredient-level evidence for Yucca Schidigera
Products in our catalog with Yucca Schidigera (2)
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