Acute bronchitis therapy with ivy leaves extracts in a two-arm study. A double-blind, randomised study vs. an other ivy leaves extract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1105-1109

  Cwientzek, Ute ^a   Ottillinger, Bertram ^b   Arenberger, Petr ^c  

^a Krewel Meuselbach GmbH   (Germany)

^b Life Sciences Consultancy ^*  (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Double blind randomised study; Hedera helix; Ivy

Indexed keywords

HEDELIX; IVY LEAF EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSPAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHITIS SEVERITY SCORE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; IVY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANT LEAF; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEDERA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX;

EID: 80053923549     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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