Experiment 66850

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEchinacea species (ASTERACEAE)
CitationTURNER,RB: RIKER,DK: GANGEMI,JD:. (2000). INEFFECTIVENESS OF ECHINACEA FOR PREVENTION OF EXPERIMENTAL RHINOVIRUS COLDS.. 44(6)
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Compound isolated
DiseaseA RANDOMIZED-PLACEBO CLINICAL TRIAL WAS CARRIED OUT TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ECHINACEA FOR THE PREVENTION OF EXPERIMENTAL RHINOVIRUS COLDS. SUBJECTS RECEIVED 300 MG OF ECHINACEA PRIOR TO AND AFTER VIRUS CHALLENGE. INFECTION OCCURRED IN 44 AND 57% AND ILLNESS OCCURRED IN 36 AND 43% OF THE ECHINACEA-AND PLACEBO-TREATED SUBJECTS, RESPECTIVELYL. THIS PREPARATION OF ECHINACEA HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON EITHER THE OCCURRENCE OF INFECTION OR THE SEVERITY OF ILLINESS.
Dose amount900.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractETOH(95%)EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES