This obscure herb works for the common cold

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Patrick, Gail ^a   Hickner, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GUAIFENESIN; PARACETAMOL; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; UMCKA COLDCARE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN; ZINC;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHINACEA; EPISTAXIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOSE CONGESTION; PELARGONIUM; PRURITUS; SHOCK; SORE THROAT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 40749155781     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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