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ReviewCureus2024

Ayurvedic Herbal Medicines: A Literature Review of Their Applications in Female Reproductive Health.

Srihita Patibandla, Joshua J Gallagher, Laasya Patibandla, Ali Z Ansari, Shayaan Qazi, Samuel F Brown

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing 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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Efficacy and safety of Shatavari root extract (Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025
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  7. Effects of Shatavari (International journal of women's health · 2026
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  9. Efficacy and Safety of Shatavari (International journal of women's health · 2025
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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

6 authors.

Srihita PatibandlaObstetrics and Gynecology, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
Joshua J GallagherObstetrics and Gynecology, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
Laasya PatibandlaObstetrics and Gynecology, Western University, London, CAN.
Ali Z AnsariObstetrics and Gynecology, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
Shayaan QaziObstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Samuel F BrownObstetrics and Gynecology, South Central Regional Medical Center, Laurel, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ayurveda, an ancient holistic and personalized healing system originating from the Indian subcontinent, has been gaining increasing attention as a complementary and alternative medical practice for treating various health conditions, including those related to women's reproductive well-being. This comprehensive literature review examines a wide array of experimental and clinical studies exploring the diverse facets of Ayurvedic interventions in addressing issues such as menstrual irregularities, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), infertility, and menopausal symptoms. The paper specifically focuses on discussing the available data regarding the efficacy of Tulsi (

Indexed as

ayurvedafemale reproductive healthfertility inducing drugsherbal medicineslactationlaparoscopic surgery for endometriosisnausea and vomiting in pregnancyobstetrics and gynecologypolycystic ovary syndrome (pcos)primary dysmenorrhea

Identifiers

PMID38558676
PMCPMC10981444

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