The effects of spirulina on allergic rhinitis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1219-1223

  Cingi, Cemal ^a   Conk Dalay, Meltem ^b   Cakli, Hamdi ^a   Bal, Cengiz ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Blue green alga; Nasal congestion; Nasal discharge; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL DISCHARGE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNEEZING; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SPIRULINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50649114196     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0642-8     Document Type: Article

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