Systematic review of clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of ivy leaf (Hedera Helix) for acute upper respiratory tract infections

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chenot, Jean François ^a   Holzinger, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; HEDELIX; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; THYME OIL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IVY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78349294586     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/382789     Document Type: Review

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