Ginseng integrative supplementation for seasonal acute upper respiratory infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the review was to assess whether ginseng can be a useful supplementation for seasonal acute upper respiratory infections (SAURIs).

Methods

All clinical studies investigating ginseng efficacy for the treatment or prevention of SAURIs were included in the review. Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar were systematically screened for relevant articles up to May 26th, 2020. The risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane tool (RoB 2).

Results

Nine articles (describing ten trials about P. ginseng or P. quinquefolius) were included in the review. Evidence globally indicated some useful activity of intervention when administered in adjunct to influenza vaccination. The results of our quantitative synthesis suggested a

SUBMITTER: Antonelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305750 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature