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ReviewSultan Qaboos University medical journal2025

Evidence-Based Human Clinical Trials on Antidiabetic Herbal Remedies Commonly Used in the Middle East.

Shihab Al-Makhmari, Abir Al-Aufi, Saleh Al-Kindi, Maha Alriyami, Hussein Sakr, Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel, Khalid M Abu Khadra, Rahma Al-Haddabi, Ammar Boudaka, Jumana Saleh

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Review in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Shihab Al-MakhmariCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Abir Al-AufiCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Saleh Al-KindiCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Maha AlriyamiCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Hussein SakrCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Mohamed-Rachid BoulasselCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Khalid M Abu KhadraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Rahma Al-HaddabiObstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman.
Ammar BoudakaDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Jumana SalehCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent metabolic disorder with significant health and economic impacts. This review examined Middle Eastern herbs as alternative T2DM treatments in human randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses. A comprehensive PubMed search was conducted for human randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses on black seed (

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hypoglycemic AgentsPhytotherapyEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMiddle EastNigella sativaPlants, MedicinalTrigonellaZingiber officinaleHypoglycemic AgentsAlternative MedicineAntidiabeticCinnamomum cassiaCurcuma longaDiabetesEvidence-Based PracticeMedicinal HerbsMiddle EastNigella sativaTrigonella foenum-graecumZingiber officinale

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PMID40641727
PMCPMC12244296

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