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ReviewTherapeutics and clinical risk management2023

The Efficacy of Herbs as Complementary and Alternative Therapy in Recovery and Clinical Outcome Among People with COVID-19: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.

Maria Komariah, Shakira Amirah, Sidik Maulana, Muhammad Fahd Abdurrahman, Kusman Ibrahim, Hesti Platini, Juan Alessandro Jeremis Maruli Nura Lele, Kelvin Kohar, Laili Rahayuwati, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi Firdaus

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Review in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Maria Komariah *Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-1648-4882
Shakira Amirah *Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-1480-6155
Sidik MaulanaNursing Internship Program, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-4520-1650
Muhammad Fahd AbdurrahmanUndergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Kusman IbrahimDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0001-8609-288X
Hesti PlatiniDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.
Juan Alessandro Jeremis Maruli Nura LeleUndergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kelvin KoharClinical Clerkship Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Laili RahayuwatiDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0002-2732-3534
Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi FirdausDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and this condition has caused many cases in various countries around the world, resulting in more than 6 million deaths worldwide. Herbal medicines can act as immunomodulators, anti-inflammatories, antioxidants, antimicrobials, and others depending on the type and content of the herbs used. Previous studies have shown that several types of herbs, such as Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search through five databases, namely, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Wiley, and ProQuest to assess the efficacy of phytopharmaceuticals until July 12, 2022. We used the Cochrane RoB 2.0 for the quality assessment of the study. Results: Phytopharmaceuticals significantly improved patients' recovery rate (OR = 3.54; Conclusion: Herbal medicine has the potential as an adjuvant therapy in the management of COVID-19.

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adjuvant therapyCOVID-19herbal medicinesystematic review

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PMCPMC10362865

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