Efficacy and safety of the standardized ginseng extract G 115 for potentiating vaccination against common cold and/or influenza syndrome

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-72

  Scaglione, F ^a   Cattaneo, G ^a   Alessandria, M ^a   Cogo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GINSENG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; INSOMNIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION;

ADULT; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANAX; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030330575     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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