The value of herbal medicines in the treatment of acute non-purulent rhinosinusitis: Results of a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1355-1359

  Tesche, Stefan ^a   Metternich, Frank ^a   Sonnemann, Uwe ^b   Engelke, Jan Christian ^b   Dethlefsen, Uwe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b MKL Institute of Clinical Research ^*  (Germany)

^c MKL Institute for Clinical Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cineole; Herbal preparation; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; GENTIANAE RADIX EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PRIMULAE FLOS CUM CALYCIBUS EXTRACT; RAMICIS HERBA EXTRACT; SAMBUCI FLOS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBENAE HERBA EXTRACT; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENTIAN ROOT; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAUSEA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SECRETION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMULAE FLOS CUM CALYCIBUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMICIS HERBA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SAMBUCI FLOS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBENAE HERBA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; SINUSITIS;

EID: 52449114826     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0683-z     Document Type: Article

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