Experiment 635077

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEchinacea angustifolia (ASTERACEAE)
CitationMELCHART,D: WALTHER,E: LINDE,K: BRANDMAIER,R: LERSCH,C:. (1998). ECHINACEA ROOT EXTRACTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS. A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED TRIAL.. 7(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease302 VOLUNTEERS WERE GIVEN ECHINACEA IN A 3-ARMED RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL FOR PREVENTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS. TIME UNTIL OCCURRENCE OF THE FIRST UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION WAS 66 DAYS WITH ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA, 69 DAYS WITH ECHINACEA PURPUREA, AND 65 DAYS WITH PLACEBO. NO PROPHYLACTIC EFFECT WAS SHOWN IN THIS STUDY.
Dose amount2.0 ML
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractETOH(30%)EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES