Investigation of the influence of EPs® 7630, a herbal drug preparation from Pelargonium sidoides, on replication of a broad panel of respiratory viruses

Phytomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 384-386

  Michaelis, Martin ^a   Doerr, Hans Wilhelm ^a   Cinatl Jr , Jindrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Pelargonium sidoides; Respiratory viruses

Indexed keywords

PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; MACACA MULATTA; PELARGONIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUSES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AVES; CORONAVIRUS; COXSACKIEVIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 79952736046     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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