Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) and respiratory infections
What 3 graded rows on umckaloabo (pelargonium sidoides) agree on for respiratory infections, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
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Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) and respiratory infections
3 rows · 2,252 peopleMostly an improvement: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 3
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- At least: a review without a trial count
- People
- 2,252
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 1,565 people (2013) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 164 to 1,565 people, published from 2013 to 2021: 2 pooled reviews and 1 single study.
The rows
2 improved · 1 mixed- CGrade CParacetamol use and school attendance in children · Improved
Meta-analysis · n 523 · 2019 · Children aged 6–10 with acute bronchitis or non-strep tonsillopharyngitis in 6 trials
Age-appropriate doses · 6–7 days
Paracetamol use fell by an average of 244 mg, and fewer children were still unable to attend school at the end (30.2% vs 74.4%).
Row on the Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) page · PubMed 31014293 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CTotal symptom score in uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection · Improved
RCT · n 164 · 2021 · Children with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection in Turkey
Not stated in the abstract · 7 days
Total symptom score fell by 0.85 points with the extract vs 0.62 with placebo over 7 days (p=0.018); cough frequency improved by day 3.
Row on the Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) page · PubMed 34304301 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CSymptom resolution in acute respiratory infections · Mixed
Meta-analysis · n 1,565 · 2013 · Adults and children in 8 trials (acute bronchitis, sinusitis, common cold)
Varied · Varied
Liquid preparations improved most acute bronchitis outcomes in adults (3 trials, 746) and children (3 trials, 819), tablets did not; one sinusitis trial (103) and one cold trial showed benefit. Adverse events were more common but none serious.
Row on the Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) page · PubMed 24146345 (opens PubMed)