Efficacy and safety of Astragalus membranaceus in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Matkovic, Zinka ^a   Zivkovic, Visnja ^a   Korica, Mirna ^a   Plavec, Davor ^b   Pecanic, Silva ^c   Tudoric, Neven ^a  

^a University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^b SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^c TAPI R and D   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Astragalus membranaceus; Seasonal allergic rhinitis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROCOLITIS; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACUNAR ANGINA; MALE; NAUSEA; PHARYNGITIS; POLLEN ALLERGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; RHINOSINUSITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; VULVITIS; WEED;

ADULT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS;

EID: 75849138128     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2877     Document Type: Article

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