Cinnamon: A systematic review of adverse events

M Hajimonfarednejad, M Ostovar, MJ Raee… - Clinical Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Cinnamon, from the genus Cinnamomum and Lauraceae family, has been used as a
popular spice for thousands of years around the world. Many studies have shown …

Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of the genus Sambucus L.(Viburnaceae)

EN Waswa, J Li, EM Mkala, VO Wanga… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Sambucus L.(Viburnaceae) consists of
about 29 recognized species distributed in all regions of the world except the extremely cold …

Efficacy of cinnamon in patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled clinical trial

R Zare, A Nadjarzadeh, MM Zarshenas, M Shams… - Clinical nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & aims Multiple studies have evaluated the hypoglycemic effect of cinnamon in
patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type II, with conflicting results. Differences in Baseline …

The efficacy of topical sesame oil in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized double-blinded active-controlled non-inferiority clinical trial

A Askari, SA Ravansalar, MM Naghizadeh… - … therapies in medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Sesame oil is an herbal product that has been used to treat the joints pain in
several traditional medicines. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of topical sesame oil …

Natural Products That Target the Arginase in Leishmania Parasites Hold Therapeutic Promise

NS Carter, BD Stamper, F Elbarbry, V Nguyen, S Lopez… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a variety of devastating and often fatal diseases in
humans worldwide. Because a vaccine is not available and the currently small number of …

Effects of Citrullus colocynthis L. in a rat model of diabetic neuropathy

M Ostovar, A Akbari, MH Anbardar, A Iraji… - Journal of Integrative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This study investigated the biochemical, histopathological and physiological
effects of Citrullus colocynthis on peripheral neuropathy in rats with streptozotocin (STZ) …

The Inhibitory Effect of Plant Extracts on Growth of the Foodborne Pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes

M Ceruso, JA Clement, MJ Todd, F Zhang, Z Huang… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen responsible for about 1600 illnesses each
year in the United States (US) and about 2500 confirmed invasive human cases in …

Efficacy of aromatherapy with Rosa damascena in the improvement of sleep quality of cancer patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial

G Heydarirad, AS Keyhanmehr, B Mofid… - … therapies in clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
2.1. Study design This study was a randomized, single blind, controlled clinical trial which
was designed with the aim of evaluating the effect of aromatherapy on the sleep quality of …

Efficacy of black seed (Nigella sativa L.) on kidney stone dissolution: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, clinical trial

MR Ardakani Movaghati, M Yousefi… - Phytotherapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Preclinical studies have shown beneficial effects of black seed (Nigella sativa L.) in the
prevention and treatment of renal stones. Hence, we designed a study to evaluate the renal …

Aloysia citriodora Palau (lemon verbena) for insomnia patients: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial of efficacy and safety

F Afrasiabian, M Mirabzadeh Ardakani… - Phytotherapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aloysia citriodora (A. citriodora) has a long history of traditional use for sedation and
treatment of insomnia in different societies. This study was carried out to assess the efficacy …