Efficacy of a standardized echinacea preparation (Echinilin™) for the treatment of the common cold: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-83

  Goel, V ^a   Lovlin, R ^a   Barton, R ^b   Lyon, M R ^c   Bauer, R ^d   Lee, T D G ^e   Basu, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Oceanside Research Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common cold; Randomized controlled trial; Standardized echinacea

Indexed keywords

CICHORIC ACID; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ECHINILIN; PLACEBO; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMON COLD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HARVEST; HEALTH STATUS; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NURSE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TONGUE; TONGUE NUMBNESS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 1342310103     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2003.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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