Funding for this research was provided by:
BioQem Botanicals Pvt. Ltd
Article History
Received: 30 March 2026
Accepted: 19 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participate: The study was approved (Ref- No. CDSIMER/MR/0104/IEC2023, dated 26-12-2023) by the Institutional Ethics Committee (CSDISMER-IEC) of Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Institute of Medical Education and Research (CDSIMER), Bengaluru, India (Regn. No. ECR/1628/Inst/KA/2021). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Declaration of use of AI and AI-assisted technologies: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used AI tools like ChatGPT to improve the language and readability. After using this tool, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and took full responsibility for the publication’s content.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.