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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Pharmacological Properties of Parasitic Plants: Current Evidence and the Role of Parasitic Lifestyle.

Tzvetelina Zagorcheva, Denitsa Teofanova, Mariela Odjakova, Junmin Li, Lyuben Zagorchev

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In one paragraph

Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

5 authors.

Tzvetelina ZagorchevaResearch and Development and Innovation Consortium, 111 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0007-5604-2719
Denitsa TeofanovaFaculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-0467-485X
Mariela OdjakovaFaculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Junmin LiSchool of Life Sciences and Health, Huzhou College, No. 999 Miaofengshan North Road, Huzhou 313000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8244-0461
Lyuben ZagorchevFaculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4765-1324

Funding

Development Program with a Business Plan for the Laboratory Complex of Sofia Tech Park BG16RFPR002-1.014-0014-C01European Union-NextGenerationEU BG-RRP-2.004-0008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic plants represent a unique group of angiosperms that extract nutrients from host plants through specialized structures called haustoria. With over 4750 recognized species, these plants vary in their dependence on hosts, classified as holoparasites (completely non-photosynthetic) or hemiparasites (partially photosynthetic). Despite their parasitic lifestyle, these plants contribute significantly to ecological stability by regulating plant communities. Some parasitic species, such as

Indexed as

alkaloidsbiologically active compoundsparasitic plantsphenolics

Identifiers

PMID42122851
PMCPMC13165219

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