Echinacea and elderberry - should they be used against upper respiratory tract infection during pregnancy?

Echinacea and elderberry - should they be used against upper respiratory tract infection during pregnancy?

This review evaluates the safety of echinacea and elderberry in pregnancy. Both herbs are commonly used to prevent or treat upper respiratory tract infections and surveys have shown that they are also used by pregnant women. The electronic databases PubMed, ISI Web of Science, AMED, EMBASE, Natural...

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Main Authors: Lone eHolst, Gro Cecilie eHavnen, Hedvig eNordeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Echinacea
Pregnancy
Safety
CAM
efficacy
respiratory infection
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00031/full

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00031/full

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