Echinacea in the prevention of induced rhinovirus colds: a meta-analysis

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2007
CRD SUMMARY: This review evaluated the evidence that inoculation with Echinacea reduces the incidence of experimentally induced colds following rhinovirus challenge. The authors concluded that Echinacea is an effective prophylaxis for such infections, although symptom severity is not reduced. Given the small number of participants and concerns with review methodology and reporting, the reliability of the conclusions is unclear.
Epistemonikos ID: 28e94a6ae745bcb34e2081b1dc5c6eac3e642bb6
First added on: Jun 06, 2012