Effect of Nepeta bracteata Benth. on allergic rhinitis symptoms: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Hajiheydari, Mohammad Reza ^a   Yarmohammadi, Mohammad Ebrahim ^a   Izadi, Poopak ^a   Jafari, Farhad ^a   Emadi, Fatemeh ^a   Emaratkar, Elham ^a   Abtahi, Sayed Hamid Reza ^b   Zargaran, Arman ^c   Naseri, Mohsen ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Nepeta bracteata benth; Persian medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; NEPETA BRACTEATA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMIACEAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPETA BRACTEATA; NOSE IRRITATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SMOKING; SNEEZING; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 85040715047     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_316_17     Document Type: Article

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