An Evaluation ofEchinacea angustifoliain Experimental Rhinovirus Infections
Author(s) -
Ronald B. Turner,
Rudolf Bauer,
K Woelkart,
Thomas C. Hulsey,
J. David Gangemi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa044441
Subject(s) - echinacea (animal) , rhinovirus , medicine , common cold , phytochemical , traditional medicine , placebo , titer , virus , virology , immunology , alternative medicine , pathology
Echinacea has been widely used as an herbal remedy for the common cold, but efficacy studies have produced conflicting results, and there are a variety of echinacea products on the market with different phytochemical compositions. We evaluated the effect of chemically defined extracts from Echinacea angustifolia roots on rhinovirus infection.
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