Abstract Title:

A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical evaluation of extract of Andrographis paniculata (KalmCold) in patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection.

Abstract Source:

Phytomedicine. 2010 Mar;17(3-4):178-85. Epub 2010 Jan 25. PMID: 20092985

Abstract Author(s):

R C Saxena, R Singh, P Kumar, S C Yadav, M P S Negi, V S Saxena, A J Joshua, V Vijayabalaji, K S Goudar, K Venkateshwarlu, A Amit

Article Affiliation:

Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India.

Abstract:

A randomized, double blind placebo controlled clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of KalmCold, an extract of Andrographis paniculata, in patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The assessment involved quantification of symptom scores by Visual Analogue Scale. Nine self evaluated symptoms of cough, expectoration, nasal discharge, headache, fever, sore throat, earache, malaise/fatigue and sleep disturbance were scored. A total of 223 patients of both sexes were randomized in two groups which received either KalmCold (200 mg/day) or placebo in a double blind manner. In both the treatments, mean scores of all symptoms showed a decreasing trend from day 1 to day 3 but from day 3 to day 5 most of the symptoms in placebo treated group either remained unchanged (cough, headache and earache) or got aggravated (sore throat and sleep disturbance) whereas in KalmCold treated group all symptoms showed a decreasing trend. Within groups, mean scores of symptoms in both the groups decreased significantly (p0.05). The comparison of overall efficacy of KalmCold over placebo was found to be significant (p

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