AKL1, a botanical mixture for the treatment of asthma: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Thomas, Michael ^a   Sheran, Jane ^a   Smith, Natalie ^a   Fonseca, Sofia ^b   Lee, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PICRORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; APOCYNIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENCAPSULATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRORHIZA KURROA;

ACETOPHENONES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRORHIZA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147141530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-7-4     Document Type: Article

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