Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32138245›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Middle Eastern Plant Extracts: An Alternative to Modern Medicine Problems.

Disha Varijakzhan, Chou-Min Chong, Aisha Abushelaibi, Kok-Song Lai, Swee-Hua Erin Lim

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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, 39 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Disha VarijakzhanInstitute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chou-Min ChongInstitute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Aisha AbushelaibiHealth Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, UAE.
Kok-Song LaiHealth Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, UAE.
Swee-Hua Erin LimHealth Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, UAE.ORCID 0000-0001-5177-0257
Higher Colleges of Technology · AEUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MY

Funding

Higher Colleges of Technology Interdisciplinary Research Grant 1340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Middle Eastern countries are primarily known for their dry sand deserts; however, they have a wider physiographic range which includes upland plateau and mountain ranges. The Middle East is home to various types of plants, such as

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsMiddle EastOpuntiaPhoeniceaePlant ExtractsScrophulariaAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsPlant Extractsanti-cancerantimicrobial activitybioactivitiesMiddle Eastplant extracts

Identifiers

PMID32138245
PMCPMC7179161
OpenAlexW3010082267

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