Prospects for the use of herbal preparations for ARVI in children


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Acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) are the most common form of acute pathology. Herbal preparations, representing complementary medicine, can help improve the course of the disease. The article discusses various plants from the point of view of direct antiviral and immunotropic actions. From the standpoint of evidence-based medicine, data on the clinical efficacy of certain drugs in ARVI are presented.

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Eleonora B. Belan

Volgograd State Medical University

Email: belan.eleonora@yandex.ru
Department of Immunology and Allergology, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Immunology and Allergology Volgograd, Russia

E. M Nikiforova

Volgograd State Medical University

Department of Immunology and Allergology Volgograd, Russia

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