Prevention and treatment of the common cold: making sense of the evidence

GM Allan, B Arroll - Cmaj, 2014 - cmaj.ca
The common cold is an acute, self-limiting viral infection of the upper respiratory tract
involving the nose, sinuses, pharynx and larynx. The virus is spread by hand contact with …

Ginsenosides from American ginseng: chemical and pharmacological diversity

LW Qi, CZ Wang, CS Yuan - Phytochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Ginseng occupies a prominent position in the list of best-selling natural products in the
world. Compared to the long history of use and widespread research on Asian ginseng, the …

Prevention and treatment of influenza, influenza-like illness, and common cold by herbal, complementary, and natural therapies

HAL Mousa - Journal of evidence-based complementary & …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years viral respiratory tract infections, especially influenza viruses, have had a
major impact on communities worldwide as a result of unavailability of effective treatment or …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological efficacy of ginseng against respiratory tract infections

A Alsayari, AB Muhsinah, D Almaghaslah, S Annadurai… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Respiratory tract infections are underestimated, as they are mild and generally not
incapacitating. In clinical medicine, however, these infections are considered a prevalent …

Herbs for viral respiratory infections

E Yarnell - Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Herbal medicines have long been used to treat and prevent viral respiratory infections (VRI).
Here, a broad survey of these herbs is provided. The effects and benefits of a wide array of …

Chemical analysis of Panax quinquefolius (North American ginseng): A review

Y Wang, HK Choi, JA Brinckmann, X Jiang… - … of Chromatography a, 2015 - Elsevier
Panax quinquefolius (PQ) is one of the best-selling natural health products due to its
proposed beneficial anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-stress, anti-fatigue, and anxiolytic effects. In …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of ginseng

NH Lee, CG Son - Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies, 2011 - Elsevier
This systematic review aims to evaluate the available evidence from randomized clinical
trials of the clinical efficacy and safety of ginseng. Systematic literature searches were …

The safety and efficacy of botanicals with nootropic effects

AL Roe, A Venkataraman - Current neuropharmacology, 2021 - benthamdirect.com
Recent estimates for the global brain health supplement category, ie nootropic market size,
will grow to nearly $5.8 billion by 2023. Overall, nearly one-quarter (23%) of adults currently …

[HTML][HTML] Ginseng alleviates microbial infections of the respiratory tract: a review

H Iqbal, D Rhee - Journal of Ginseng Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The detrimental impact of air pollution as a result of frequent exposure to fine particles posed
a global public health risk mainly to the pulmonary disorders in pediatric and geriatric …

The human rhinovirus: human‐pathological impact, mechanisms of antirhinoviral agents, and strategies for their discovery

JM Rollinger, M Schmidtke - Medicinal research reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
As the major etiological agent of the common cold, human rhinoviruses (HRV) cause
millions of lost working and school days annually. Moreover, clinical studies proved an …