A randomized, controlled study of Kan Jang versus amantadine in the treatment of influenza in Volgograd

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-93

  Kulichenko, L L ^b   Kireyeva, L V ^b   Malyshkina, E N ^b   Wikman, G ^a  

^a Swedish Herbal Institute   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amantadine; Andrographis paniculata (N); Conventional treatment; Influenza epidemics; Kan Jang fixed combination; Randomized comparative study; SHA 10; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242500377     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v03n01_04     Document Type: Article

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