Butterbur, a herbal remedy, attenuates adenosine monophosphate induced nasal responsiveness in seasonal allergic rhinitis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 882-886

  Lee, D K C ^a   Carstairs, I J ^a   Haggart, K ^a   Jackson, C M ^a   Currie, G P ^a   Lipworth, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine monophosphate; Butterbur; Herbal remedy; Nasal provocation testing; Nasal responsiveness; Petasin; Petasites hybridus; Seasonal allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ACRIVASTINE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; BECLOMETASONE; CETIRIZINE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DESLORATADINE; FEXOFENADINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LORATADINE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PETAFORCE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BUTTERBUR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERB; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; PETASITES HYBRIDUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOMETRY;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; PETASITES; PHYTOTHERAPY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SESQUITERPENES; TABLETS;

EID: 0038162292     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01705.x     Document Type: Article

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