Echinacea for the prevention and treatment of upper respiratory infections

Seminars in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-111

  Fugh Berman, Adriane ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; BAPTISIA TINCTORIA; BAPTISIA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CICHORIC ACID; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PALLIDA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PLUS; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ECHINACIN; ECHINACOSIDE; ECHINAFORCE; ECHINAGUARD; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LORATADINE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHINACEA; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ECHINACEA PALLIDA; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEVER; HERB; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SHIVERING; SKIN ALLERGY; TASTE DISORDER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URTICARIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 5144227598     PISSN: 15431150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-1150(03)00012-7     Document Type: Review

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