A clinical evaluation of the chinese herbal mixture ‘ Aden‐I ’ for treating respiratory infections

An intravenous injection of the Chinese herbal preparation Aden‐I , a mixture of aqueous extracts of Lonicera japonica flower buds and Forsythia suspensa fruits with the crude flavonoids from Scutellaria baicalensis , was tested in a group with severe respiratory disease. A comparable group were subjected to standard antibiotic therapy. The group treated with Aden‐I responded as well as the group on antibiotic therapy. Evidence is presented to show that ‘ Aden‐I ’ has both an antibacterial and antiviral effect.