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Ineffectiveness of echinacea for prevention of experimental rhinovirus colds. 2000

R B Turner, and D K Riker, and J D Gangemi

Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA. turnerr@musc.edu

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of echinacea for the prevention of experimental rhinovirus colds. Infection occurred in 44 and 57% and illness occurred in 36 and 43% of the echinacea- and placebo-treated subjects, respectively. This preparation of echinacea had no significant effect on either the occurrence of infection or the severity of illness.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008517	Phytotherapy	Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain.	Herb Therapy,Herbal Therapy
D010946	Plants, Medicinal	Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.	Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D003139	Common Cold	A catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral or a mixed infection. It generally involves a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing.	Cold, Common,Coryza, Acute,Catarrh,Acute Coryza,Catarrhs,Colds, Common,Common Colds
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012229	Rhinovirus	A genus of PICORNAVIRIDAE inhabiting primarily the respiratory tract of mammalian hosts. It includes over 100 human serotypes associated with the COMMON COLD.	Common Cold Virus,Coryza Viruses,Cold Virus, Common,Cold Viruses, Common,Common Cold Viruses,Coryza Virus,Rhinoviruses
D020900	Echinacea	A genus of perennial herbs used topically and internally. It contains echinacoside, GLYCOSIDES; INULIN; isobutyl amides, resin, and SESQUITERPENES.	Rudbeckia purpurea,Coneflower, Purple,Echinacea angustifolia,Echinacea pallida,Echinacea purpurea,Pale Purple Coneflower,Coneflower, Pale Purple,Coneflowers, Pale Purple,Coneflowers, Purple,Pale Purple Coneflowers,Purple Coneflower,Purple Coneflower, Pale,Purple Coneflowers,Purple Coneflowers, Pale