Echinacea purpurea L. in children: Safety, tolerability, compliance, and clinical effectiveness in upper respiratory tract infections

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1195-1199

  Saunders, Paul Richard ^a   Smith, Fraser ^b   Schusky, Read Weaver ^c  

^a CANADIAN COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Amethyst Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Echinacea purpurea; Safety; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCREASED NASAL DISCHARGE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 38849203672     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-103     Document Type: Article

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