ReviewJournal of nephropharmacology2015
Herbal versus synthetic drugs; beliefs and facts.
Review in Journal of nephropharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 163 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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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.
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.
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Who cites it
163 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Hirsutine, an Emerging Natural Product with Promising Therapeutic Benefits: A Systematic Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Curcumin in Reducing Self-Rated Pain-Levels in the Orofacial Region: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Analgesic Efficacy of Curcuma longa (Curcumin) after Surgical Periodontal Therapy.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2022Trial
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- Antiviral activity and chemical characterization of Egyptian Ziziphus spina-christi against human respiratory viruses.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Phytochemistry, Antimicrobial, Analgesic, Antibiofilm, Diuretic Activities, and Acute Toxicity of Bark Extracts From Three Plants (Khaya senegalensis, Ocimum americanum, and Cassytha filiformis) Collected in Benin.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- Factors associated with herbal usage among hypertensive and diabetic patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Senotherapeutic Potential of Araliadiol in Senescent Human Dermal Fibroblasts: An In Vitro Study Using Three Senescence Models.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Plant and Microbial Natural Compounds as Sources of PotentialBiotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2025Review
- Caffeic acid phenethyl ester promotes palatal wound healing and enhances wound-associated macrophage CD68 expression.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Article
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103 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Herbal therapy is a holistic therapy, integrating emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Life style, emotional, mental and spiritual considerations are part of any naturopathic approach. The use of herbs does not generally involve "drug" actions or adverse effects. Although medicinal plants are widely used and assumed to be safe, however, they can potentially be toxic. Where poisoning from medicinal plants has been reported, it usually has been due to misidentification of the plants in the form, in which they are sold, or incorrectly preparation and administration by inadequately trained personnel. There are some "drug like" plants remedies that their actions approach that of pharmaceuticals. Herbalists use these plants in treatment strategies and in countries such as Britain their vast availability is restricted by law. Digitalis is one of these examples and the number of these plants is not a lot. The mechanisms by which the herbs generally act are not established, however, most of medicinal plants possess antioxidant activities. The plants have been shown to effective by this property is various conditions including cancer, memory deficit and Alzheimer, atherosclerosis, diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases. Antioxidant activities of herbal medicines are also effective in reducing the toxicities of toxic agents or other drugs.
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Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.