The efficacy of Pelargonium sidoides in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in children with transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 958-961

  Patiroglu, Turkan ^a   Tunc, Aydin ^a   Eke Gungor, Hatice ^a   Unal, Ekrem ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Herbal medicine; Pelargonium sidoides; Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; TRANSIENT HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA OF INFANCY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PELARGONIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES;

EID: 84865226682     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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