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KMID : 0363420190330030001
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2019 Volume.33 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.14
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Review of Clinical Research for Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Influenza Compared with Oseltamivir
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Jang Eun-Ha
Min Sang-Yeon
Kim Jang-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze clinical studies on effectiveness of herbal medicine in influenza compared with Oseltamivir.
Methods: We searched the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with herbal medicine treatment on influenza compared to Oseltamivir from the Pubmed, CNKI, OASIS, NDSL, J-stage, and CiNii.
Results: 14 out of 717 studies were selected and analyzed. The herbal medicine treatment had a significant effects on the alleviation of fever, cough, sore throat than the Oseltamivir control treatment. Herbal medicine had same therapeutic effectiveness like Oseltamivir on duration of influenza-like symptoms and viral shedding. No serious adverse reactions were reported from the herbal medicine treatment.
Conclusions: The results of these trials showed that the herbal medicine may be more effective than the Oseltamivir in the treatment of influenza. Well-designed RCTs for domestic herbal medicine treatment on influenza are needed to prove its efficacy clearly.
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KEYWORD
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Influenza, Herbal medicine, Oseltamivir, Randomized controlled trial, Complementary and alternative medicine, TCM, kampo medicine
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