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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

Dandelion Root and Lemongrass Extracts Induce Apoptosis, Enhance Chemotherapeutic Efficacy, and Reduce Tumour Xenograft Growth

Christopher Nguyen, Ali Mehaidli, Kiruthika Baskaran, Sahibjot Grewal, Alaina Pupulin, Ivan Ruvinov, Benjamin Scaria, Krishan Parashar, Caleb Vegh, Siyaram Pandey

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher NguyenDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Ali MehaidliDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Kiruthika BaskaranDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Sahibjot GrewalDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Alaina PupulinDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Ivan RuvinovDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Benjamin ScariaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Krishan ParasharDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Caleb VeghDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
Siyaram PandeyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-7154
University of Windsor · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many conventional chemotherapies have indicated side effects due to a lack of treatment specificity and are thus not suitable for long-term usage. Natural health products are well-tolerated and safe for consumption, and some have pharmaceutical uses particularly for their anticancer effects. We have previously reported the anticancer efficacy of dandelion (

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PMID31391857
PMCPMC6662490
OpenAlexW2959781052

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