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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Unveiling the power of

Baixin Kou, Lingkun Meng, Mengya Zhao, Haidong Wang, Chunyang Lu, Mingming Yan, Guangzhe Li

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

7 authors.

Baixin KouSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Lingkun MengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Mengya ZhaoJilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Haidong WangJilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Chunyang LuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Mingming YanJilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Guangzhe LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Aim of the study: To integrate information on the source of Materials and Methods: A comprehensive literature search (1975-2025) was conducted across ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, WFO (www.worldfloraonline.org), MPNS (https://mpsn.kew.org), Changchun University of Chinese Medicine Library collections, and SciFinder. Ancient applications were validated through analysis of classic Chinese medical literature. Results: PL is predominantly found in Asia, Europe, and America, with significant populations in China's Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces. The plant comprises flavonoids, triterpenoids, and coumarins, including isoflavonoids like daidzein and puerarin, which are synthesized via diverse pathways. Metabolites produced from liver or intestinal reactions are crucial to PL's effectiveness. Key components include puerarin, daidzein, genistein, biochanin A, and formononetin. In China, PL is incredibly versatile, being used in a wide range of foods, teas, preservatives, dairy products, Conclusion: Its extensive biological activities benefit the human body, with particular emphasis on liver protection, anti-osteoporosis, and anti-diabetic effects. These attributes highlight the potential for developing health foods, revealing PL's promising prospects in the pharmaceuticals and nutritional healthcare industries.

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edibilityherbal textual researchpharmacologyphytochemistryPueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwipuerarin

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PMID40709088
PMCPMC12287102

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