Table-II.

The dates fruit types, amount, and duration of use among the participants.

Author	Type of date	Amount	Duration
Foshati et al.17	Not stated	19 grams in tea 150 ml of tea	Once
Alalwan et al.18	Khudary (local, Bahrain)	3 dates/day	6 weeks
Algheshairy et al.19	Ajwa (local, Saudi Arabia)	One fruit/day	12 weeks
Ali et al. 20	Dates vinegar	20 ml/day	10 weeks
Forghani et al.21	Dates mixed with food	50% of carbohydrates replaced with dates	One day