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ReviewIranian journal of basic medical sciences2025

Herbal medicine approach to relieving dyspnea: A narrative review of efficacy and mechanisms.

Mahboobeh Ghasemzadeh Rahbardar, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

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Review in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2025. 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.

  1. Rosemary (Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2026
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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

2 authors.

Mahboobeh Ghasemzadeh RahbardarClinical Research Development Unit, Shahid Hasheminejad Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein BoskabadyApplied biomedical Research Center, Basic Sciences Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dyspnea, a distressing symptom characterized by difficult or labored breathing, can be caused by a variety of underlying processes, including respiratory and cardiovascular problems. Despite advancements in medicine, a need remains for more effective dyspnea therapies. Herbal therapy has emerged as a viable approach in this field, with potential therapeutic benefits. The purpose of this narrative review is to assess the efficacy of herbal medication in reducing dyspnea. A comprehensive search was undertaken without time constraints utilizing Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus databases up to December 2024 to collect relevant clinical trials. Herbal medicine (

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Anti-Inflammatory agentsAnti-oxidantsCrocusCurcumaGarlicNigella sativaRespiratory distress – syndromeRosmarinus

Identifiers

PMID40809176
PMCPMC12340407

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