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ReviewTzu chi medical journal

A prospective review of the health-promoting potential of Jing Si Herbal Tea.

Tsung-Jung Ho, Tanvir Ahmed, Marthandam Asokan Shibu, Yu-Jung Lin, Cheng Yen Shih, Pi-Yu Lin, Shinn-Zong Ling, Chien-Yi Chiang, Wei-Wen Kuo, Chih-Yang Huang

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Review in Tzu chi medical journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsung-Jung HoDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Tanvir AhmedCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Marthandam Asokan ShibuCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Yu-Jung LinSchool of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Cheng Yen ShihBuddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Pi-Yu LinBuddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Shinn-Zong LingBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Chien-Yi ChiangSchool of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Wei-Wen KuoDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chih-Yang HuangCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Tzu Chi Foundation · TWTzu Chi University · TWBharathiar University · INChina Medical University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gained considerable attention over the past few years for its multicomponent, multitarget, and multi-pathway approach to treating different diseases. Studies have shown that TCMs as adjuvant therapy along with conventional treatment may benefit in safely treating various disorders. However, investigations on finding effective herbal combinations are ongoing. A novel TCM formula, "Jing Si Herbal Tea (JSHT)," has been reported recently for their health-promoting effects in improving overall body and mental health. JSHT is a combination of eight herbs recognized in Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia for their anti-viral, anti-aging, and anti-cancer properties as well as protective effects against cardiovascular, metabolic, neural, digestive, and genitourinary diseases. Thus, to better understand the beneficial effects of the ingredients of JSHT on health, this review intends to summarize the preclinical and clinical studies of the ingredients of JSHT on human health and diseases, and possible therapeutic effects with the related mode of actions and future prospects for their application in complementary therapies.

Indexed as

Health benefitsJing Si herbal teaPharmacological propertiesPhytochemical compoundsTraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID38406577
PMCPMC10887337
OpenAlexW4390789813

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