I've read some articles about the concerns with herbal research coming from Iran as much of it appears to be fraudulent. Have you heard of this? I'm curious as I've heard you mention that there is a lot of herbal research being done in Iran but not sure what your thoughts are on trusting research from Iran. Would it depend on where the research was published? I would assume a reputable journal wouldn't accept a shoddy research paper (or if research done in Iran is even published in reputable journals). I know some of our sources in our MM sheets that are published in Iran, would you consider earlier research to be more likely to be reputable and perhaps the fraudulent research is more recent? Love to hear your thoughts. Here is one source from The Townsend Newsletter citing concerning research practices from Iran: https://www.townsendletter.com/article/441-apparent-fraudulent-nutrition-research-from-iran/

Sadly this is not just a problem in Iran, it ia problem in all published research. One of the authorities on RCT’s has said only 30% of the research published is valid. When I look at studies , no matter where they come from, it is important to look at the journal, the researchers, the study design, whether the abstract says what the study says, the financial backers, and yes, Iran, India, China and the US have issues with fraudulent research. Here is one source from The Townsend Newsletter citing concerning research practices from Iran: https://www.townsendletter.com/article/441-apparent-fraudu