Experiment 69653

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPetasites hybridus (ASTERACEAE)
CitationDANESCH,U:. (2004). PETASITES HYBRIDUS (BUTTERBUR ROOT) EXTRACT IN THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA- AN OPEN TRIAL.. 9(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseasePETADOLEX IS AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA. AND ALL MEASURED SYMPTOMS IMPROVED DURING THERAPY. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 40% OF PATIENTS USING ASTHMA MEDICATIONS AT BASELINE REDUCED INTAKE OF THESE MEDICATIONS BY THE END OF THE STUDY. THIS STUDY SUGGESTS THE PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT EXTRACT, FOLLOWED BY TWO MONTHS DURING WHICH THE INTAKE OF THE EXTRACT WAS OPTIONAL. CONCOMITANT ASTHMA MEDICATION WAS PERMITED. THE NUMBER, DURATION, AND SEVERITY OF ASTHMA ATTACKS DECREASED, WHILE PEAK FLOW, FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME (FEV1), THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF A BUTTERBUR ROOT EXTRACT (PETADOLEX) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA ANALYZED IN A PROSPECTIVE, NON-RANDOMIZED, OPEN TRIAL. SUBJECTS INCLUDED 64 ADULTS AND 16 CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS TREATED FOR TWO MONTHS WITH THE
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractCO2 EXTRACT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES