Efficacy of Tinospora cordifolia in allergic rhinitis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 445-449

  Badar, V A ^a   Thawani, V R ^b,e   Wakode, P T ^a   Shrivastava, M P ^a   Gharpure, K J ^b   Hingorani, L L ^c   Khiyani, R M ^d  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Pharmanza   (India)

^d Government Ayurvedic College   (India)

^e NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Herbal extract; Immunostimulation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TINOFEND; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; NEUTROPHIL; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SMEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNEEZING; SYMPTOM; TINOSPORA; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HAY FEVER; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS;

TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NEUTROPHILS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SNEEZING; TINOSPORA;

EID: 21644481810     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.034     Document Type: Article

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