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ReviewThe Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology2016

Use of Polypodium leucotomas Extract in Clinical Practice: A Primer for the Clinician.

James Q Del Rosso

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Review in The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dermatologic Applications ofThe Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2021
    Review
  2. The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2019
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

James Q Del RossoAdjunct Clinical Professor (Dermatology), Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada; Dermatology Private Practice, Lakes Dermatology, Las Vegas, Nevada; Research Director, Del Rosso Dermatology Research Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polypodium leucotomas extract is a natural product derived from a tropical fern that is available as an over-the-counter product in the United States and several other countries. A designated brand of oral Polypodium leucotomas extract has been shown in several research studies to exhibit a variety of antioxidant and photoprotective properties. Clinical research with this same formulation of Polypodium leucotomas extract has demonstrated multiple potential therapeutic applications. This article provides a thorough overview of research completed with Polypodium leucotomas extract and outlines suggested approaches for clinical use.

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PMID27386044
PMCPMC4928478

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