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ReviewThe open respiratory medicine journal2026

Beyond Conventional Treatment: Herbal Medicine and Nutraceuticals as Complementary Therapies for COPD and Asthma.

Ghasaq Al Obaidi, Yusuf Saleeby, Joseph Varon, Natalie Durzynski, Jack Tuszynki, Matthew Halma

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Review in The open respiratory medicine journal, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ghasaq Al ObaidiInternal Medicine, Baghdad Medical City, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2030-7866
Yusuf SaleebyCarolina Holistic Medicine, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA.
Joseph VaronIndependent Medical Alliance, Washington, D.C., USA and Dorrington Medical Associates Internal Medicine/Pulmonology, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7622-9974
Natalie DurzynskiOpen Source Medicine Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia.
Jack TuszynkiUnviersity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9976-0429
Matthew HalmaOpen Source Medicine Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-0636

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma remain among the most prevalent respiratory disorders worldwide, characterized by chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and impaired quality of life. Although there has been significant advancement in the pharmacologic therapies, complementary strategies that can potentially target the underlying mechanisms and complement the conventional treatment are growing in interest among numerous patients and providers. This narrative review used systematic search methods in PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect to select herbal medicines and nutraceuticals that were studied for COPD and asthma, with a specific selection using objective pulmonary functionality parameters (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC). Analysis of evidence identified multiple interventions with a clinically significant effect, such as

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseComplementary therapiesHerbal medicinePeak expiratory flowPerioperative carePostoperative pulmonary functionRespiratory outcomes

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PMCPMC13458475

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