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ReviewJournal of herbal medicine2023

Senna: As immunity boosting herb against Covid-19 and several other diseases.

Ali Ikram, Waseem Khalid, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Sajid Arshad, Muhammad Afzaal, Muhammad Umair Arshad

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Review in Journal of herbal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ali IkramDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Waseem KhalidDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Farhan SaeedDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sajid ArshadDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad AfzaalDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umair ArshadDepartment of Food Science, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Government College University, Faisalabad · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: A novel coronavirus outbreak in China (SARS-CoV-2) which began in December 2019, was proven major threat to global health. However, several results from clinical practices indicate that herbal medicine plays an important role in the prevention of COVID-19, which brings new hope for its treatment. The objective of this study is to check the effectivity of senna ( Method: The literature search was carried out using scientific databases comprising of Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Hub and Google Scholar, up to May 2020, using the following keywords: "senna", "senna makki", " Result: The results of different studies showed that senna was composed of a wide range of immunity-enhancing bioactive components like antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and laxatives. These bioactive components are effective against COVID-19 and other diseases. Conclusion: Senna has medicinal and nutritional effects on the human body and has a key role in boosting immunity to prevent COVID-19 symptoms. Important nutritional components of senna include antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that aids in reducing the risk of various diseases and also enhances the immune system.

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Covid-19ImmunityLaxativePharmacologicalSenna

Identifiers

PMID36644449
PMCPMC9830937
OpenAlexW4314935531

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