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ReviewHeliyon2023

A comprehensive review on clinically proven natural products in the management of nerve pain, with mechanistic insights.

Sanchita Dewanjee, Md Sohel, Md Shahadat Hossain, Farzana Ansari, Md Tofikul Islam, Farhana Sultana, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Monirul Islam, Mohammad Nurul Amin

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Review in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 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

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sanchita DewanjeeDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
Md SohelDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.
Md Shahadat HossainDepartment of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
Farzana AnsariDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Nutrition and Health Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Md Tofikul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
Farhana SultanaPratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
Abdullah Al MamunDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.
Md Monirul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Nurul AminPratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology · BDBiomedical Research Foundation · BDNoakhali Science and Technology University · BDPrimeasia University · BDState University of Bangladesh · BDUniversity of Dhaka · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: People are treating their neuropathic pain with several approved and licensed pharmacological drugs. But due to having existing limitations like low efficacy with some side effects, there needs to be a more effective alternative and complementary therapeutic options. Purpose: s: The study was designed to discuss the mechanistic role of several clinically proven natural products that have been shown to play a significant role against different nerve pain or neuropathic pain. Method: ology: Information for this review article was salvaged using several accessible searching databases like SciVerse Scopus ® (Elsevier Properties S. A, USA), Web of Science® (Thomson Reuters, USA), and PubMed® (U.S. National Library of Medicine, USA) considering some search items like - nerve pain, natural products in pain/nerve pain management, clinically proven natural products in pain management, pain-reducing agents and so on. Result: Our study reported the therapeutic efficacy of natural products and their possible mechanism against neuropathic pain in the human body. Natural products widely used to treat neuropathic pain include comfrey root extract ointment, lavender oil, Rose Oil, aromatic essential oil, ginger oil, vitex agnus-castus, peganum oil, and ajwain 10%. Some common pathways are involved in pain relief through sensory stimulation, enzymatic, anti-inflammatory, and pain-related receptor regulation. Conclusion: The present study suggests that the mentioned natural products can be an appropriate choice for the treatment and management of neuropathic pain.

Indexed as

Ajwain 10%Aromatic oilComfrey root extractLavender oilNerve painPeganum oilRose oilVitex agnus-castus

Identifiers

PMID37159686
PMCPMC10163606
OpenAlexW4365512548

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