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ArticleHeliyon2021

Strategies for formulation of effervescent granules of an herbal product for the management of typhoid fever.

Ofosua Adi-Dako, Doris Kumadoh, Godfred Egbi, Samuel Okyem, Papa Yaw Addo, Alexander Nyarko, Christina Osei-Asare, Esther Eshun Oppong, Emmanuel Adase

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ofosua Adi-DakoDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Doris KumadohCentre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong, Akuapem, Ghana.
Godfred EgbiNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Samuel OkyemCentral Laboratory, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Papa Yaw AddoDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Alexander NyarkoDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Christina Osei-AsareDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University College, Ghana.
Esther Eshun OppongSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Emmanuel AdaseCentre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong, Akuapem, Ghana.
University of Ghana · GHCentral University · GHUniversity of Cape Coast · GHUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbal medicines are currently being adopted as alternatives to orthodox medicines for the management of drug-resistant and emerging multidrug-resistant microbial strains of various diseases, including typhoid fever. A herbal decoction, MA 001, manufactured by the Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR), has been used for the treatment of typhoid fever for at least two decades in Ghana with desirable outcomes. MA 001 is formulated from

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Effervescent granulesFormulationHerbal medicineHigh performance liquid chromatographyTyphoid fever

Identifiers

PMID34746457
PMCPMC8551464
OpenAlexW3206054206

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