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ReviewJournal of ginseng research2020

Ginseng alleviates microbial infections of the respiratory tract: a review.

Hamid Iqbal, Dong-Kwon Rhee

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of ginseng research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. CanJournal of ginseng research · 2022
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  10. Ginsenoside Ro, an oleanolic saponin ofJournal of ginseng research · 2022
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  14. Anticancer Activities of Ginsenosides, the Main Active Components of Ginseng.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hamid IqbalSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Kwon RheeSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sungkyunkwan University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The detrimental impact of air pollution as a result of frequent exposure to fine particles posed a global public health risk mainly to the pulmonary disorders in pediatric and geriatric population. Here, we reviewed the current literature regarding the role of ginseng and/or its components as antimicrobials, especially against pathogens that cause respiratory infections in animal and

Indexed as

ARI, acute respiratory illnessBacteriaClinical trialsCOPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseGinsengGSLS, ginseng stem–leaf saponinsHRV, human rhinovirusIFN, interferonIgA, immunoglobulin AIL, interleukinPD, protopanaxadiolPT, protopanaxatriolRespiratory tract infectionsROS, reactive oxygen speciesRSV, respiratory syncytial virusRTIs, respiratory tract infectionsTNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alphaVirus

Identifiers

PMID32148400
PMCPMC7031735
OpenAlexW2994759589

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Registered trials

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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.