A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical evaluation of extract of Andrographis paniculata (KalmCold™) in patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Saxena, R C ^a   Singh, R ^b   Kumar, P ^c   Yadav, S C ^c   Negi, M P S ^d   Saxena, V S ^e   Joshua, A J ^f   Vijayabalaji, V ^f   Goudar, K S ^f   Venkateshwarlu, K ^f   Amit, A ^f  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indian Medical Association   (India)

^c OP Chaudhry Hospital   (India)

^d CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e ASA Foundation   (India)

^f Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Common cold; Double blind placebo controlled trial; Efficacy; KalmCold ; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; KALMCOLD; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPISTAXIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SORE THROAT; SPUTUM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URTICARIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANDROGRAPHIS; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EARACHE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA;

EID: 75249102770     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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