Complementary and Integrative Treatments: Upper Respiratory Infection

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 335-344

  Weiss, Jessica R ^a   Tessema, Belachew ^a   Brown, Seth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Common cold; Complementary therapy; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GUAIFENESIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; QUERCETIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; COMMON COLD; DIARRHEA; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MYALGIA; NASAL LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SEDATION; SELF CARE; SIDE EFFECT; SNEEZING; SORE THROAT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878963923     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: 15578259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.12.007     Document Type: Review

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