A double blind, placebo-controlled study of Andrographis paniculata fixed combination Kan Jang in the treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infections including sinusitis

Phytomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 589-597

  Gabrielian, E S ^d   Shukarian, A K ^a   Goukasova, G I ^a   Chandanian, G L ^a   Panossian, A G ^d   Wikman, G ^b   Wagner, H ^c  

^a Medical Centre   (Armenia)

^b Swedish Herbal Institute   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata (N.) SHA 10; Double blind study; Kan Jang; Sinusitis; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; KAN JANG; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; NOSE DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUSITIS; TEMPERATURE; THROAT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANDROGRAPHIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS;

EID: 0036812633     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471102321616391     Document Type: Article

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