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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

An Add-On Treatment for Moderate COPD with Squill-Oxymel (a Traditional Formulation from

Maryam Mohammadi-Araghi, Alireza Eslaminejad, Hossein Karegar-Borzi, Saeideh Mazloomzadeh, Fatemeh Nejatbakhsh

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam Mohammadi-AraghiDepartment of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4765-5963
Alireza EslaminejadChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8788-4544
Hossein Karegar-BorziNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-3049
Saeideh MazloomzadehRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6325-0662
Fatemeh NejatbakhshDepartment of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8368-6866
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRMasih Daneshvari Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In traditional Persian medicine, Method: Forty-two COPD patients were examined for eight weeks in two groups. Patients underwent a 6-minute walk test to assess the treatment's effectiveness at the beginning and conclusion of the intervention. We utilized St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) to evaluate the subjective symptoms of patients in order to measure their quality of life. Results: Patients who received Squill-Oxymel showed a statistically significant increase in 6MWT distance ( Conclusions: The findings of this research provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness and safety of Squill-Oxymel as an add-on therapy in individuals with mild COPD.

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