Evaluation of the e cacy of Thymus kotschyanus extract as an additive treatment in patients with ulcerative colitis: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Fatemeh Vazirian Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Sara Samadi (  samadis931@mums.ac.ir ) Mashhad University of Medical Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-4491 Mohammadreza Abbaspour Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Amirmahdi Taleb Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Hadi Bagherhosseini Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Hooman Mosannen Mozaffari Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Amir Hooshang Mohammadpour Mashhad University of Medical Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-8634 Seyed Ahmad Emami Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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