Research Article

A Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Add-On Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Emblica officinalis in Uncontrolled Hypertension

Table 4

Response rate in each group.

GroupResponse 1, n (%)Response 2, n (%)

SBPEO34 (82.9)0.04835 (85.4)0.001
Placebo25 (62.5)20 (50)
DBPEO39 (95.1)0.00734 (82.9)<0.001
Placebo29 (72.5)18 (45)

EO: Emblica officinalis, Response1: SBP < 140 and/or DBP < 90, Response2: reduction of SBP by more than 10 mm Hg, SBP: systolic blood pressure, and DBP: diastolic blood pressure.