Andrographis Paniculata for the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Infection: A Systematic Review by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-29

  Kligler, Benjamin ^a   Ulbricht, Catherine ^b   Basch, Ethan ^c   Kirkwood, Catherine DeFranco ^d   Abrams, Tracee Rae ^e   Miranda, Michelle ^e   Singh Khalsa, Karta Purkh ^f   Giles, Mary ^e   Boon, Heather ^g   Woods, Jen ^h  

^a Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ARTICLE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIARRHEA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMBASE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LYMPH NODE PAIN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANDROGRAPHIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33645804818     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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