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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2024

The Anti-urolithiatic effect of the roots of

Naima Mammate, Fatima Ezzahra El Oumari, Hamada Imtara, Salim Belchkar, Ramzi A Mothana, Hinde E L Fatemi, Mohammed Danouche, Sara Er-Rahmani, Nabil Boucetta, Omar M Noman and 2 more

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of genus Saussurea.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
    Review
  2. Open veterinary journal · 2025
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  3. Celebrating the 30Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024
    Article
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

12 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Naima MammateLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez, Morocco.
Fatima Ezzahra El OumariLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez, Morocco.
Hamada ImtaraFaculty of Medicine, Arab American University Palestine, Jenin 44862, Palestine.
Salim BelchkarLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez, Morocco.
Ramzi A MothanaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Hinde E L FatemiDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Mohammed DanoucheDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences - Green Process Engineering (CBS-GPE), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Sara Er-RahmaniLaboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules, Faculty of Science and Technologies, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez, Morocco.
Nabil BoucettaSaiss Medical Analysis Laboratory of Fez, Morocco.
Omar M NomanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud TarayrahNational Center for Research in Human Genomics, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, 91000 Évry-Courcouronnes, France.
Tarik Sqalli HoussainiLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez, Morocco.
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · MAKing Saud University · SAAgence pour le Développement et la Réhabilitation de la Ville de Fès · MAArab American University · PSCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II · MACentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversité Mohammed VI Polytechnique · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytotherapy, which involves the use of plant extracts and natural compounds for medicinal purposes, is indeed a promising alternative for managing urinary lithiasis. Many plants have been studied for their potential to prevent and treat kidney stones, and they may offer a more natural and potentially less harmful approach compared to conventional treatments. Additionally, phytotherapy may be more cost-effective. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antilithic potential of extracts and essential oils of

Indexed as

Calcium oxalateIn vivoSaussurea costus (Falc) LipschStruviteUrinary lithiasis

Identifiers

PMID38362039
PMCPMC10867586
OpenAlexW4391484556

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Registered trials

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