The Effects of Lemon balm on Menstrual Bleeding and the Systemic Manifestation of Dysmenorrhea.

Parvaneh Mirabi, S Hanieh Alamolhoda, Mansooreh Yazdkhasti, Faraz Mojab

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Article in Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR, 2018. 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

0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field

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, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

The effectiveness of Melissa officinalis L. essential oil inhalation on anxiety and symptom burden of hemodialysis patients: a randomized trial study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025
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Supportive therapy for dysmenorrhea: Time to look beyond mefenamic acid in primary care.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019
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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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Parvaneh MirabiInfertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.

S Hanieh AlamolhodaMidwifery and reproductive health department, Nursing and midwifery School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mansooreh YazdkhastiDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Midwifery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

Faraz MojabPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center and School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Alborz University of Medical SciencesBabol University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted a double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial to evaluate the impact of Lemon balm (

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BleedingMelissa officinalisMenstrual cyclesSystemic manifestations of dysmenorrhea

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PMID31011354

PMCPMC6447884

OpenAlexW2913033382

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