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SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2025

Benefits, side effects, and uses of

Arya Menon, Ayesha Jalal, Zara Arshad, Faisal A Nawaz, Rahul Kashyap

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Natural Molecules for Brain Health and Resilience.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Review
  7. Review
  8. A toxicological assessment ofFrontiers in toxicology · 2025
    Article
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.

Arya Menon *College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ayesha Jalal *College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Zara ArshadGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, Princeton Junction, NJ, United States.
Faisal A NawazGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, Princeton Junction, NJ, United States.
Rahul KashyapGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, Princeton Junction, NJ, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Materials and methods: A systematic literature search was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed was searched for relevant, peer-reviewed articles published between January 2000 and June 2024. To address the risk of quality bias, the ROBIS tool was used to eliminate bias and ensure the quality of the included studies. This systematic review is registered on PROSPERO (ID: CRD42024571250). Result: This review includes results from five randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 15 laboratory studies, three pilot clinical trials (PCTs), one cohort study, one case report, and one computer analysis. The RCTs and PCTs assessed cognitive improvements in participants with and without dementia. Mini-Mental State Examination scores from one RCT and one PCT showed a combined weighted mean increase of 1.17 in the intervention group. Discussion: HE is effective in neuroprotection, enhancing cognitive function, preventing and alleviating cancer, promoting gut health, and improving symptoms of anxiety and depression. Although commonly unreported, potential side effects of HE include stomach discomfort, headache, and allergic reactions. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024571250.

Indexed as

anti-tumorcognitive functiondietary supplementHericium erinaceusLion’s mane mushroommood disorderneurodegenerative diseasesneuroprotection

Identifiers

PMID40959699
PMCPMC12434001

What Socratic holds

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