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The extract (EPs® 7630) used in the herbal medicinal product (Kaloba® manufactured by Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Germany) is classified by the European Pharmacopoeia as “other extract” and therefore not adjusted to a particular content of constituents. Independent of this formal classification, the constituents of this herbal active ingredient have been described in detail [ 36]. Approximately 80% m/m of the extract are assigned to six major groups of constituents, oligomeric prodelphinidines (commonly designated in this context as polyphenols) being the most significant group (approximately 40% of the dried extract). Tablet core: Maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, precipitated silica, magnesium stearate. Clarke A. Parental health beliefs and respiratory illness consultations at general practitioners, in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural areas: University of Leeds; 1989. Gastro-intestinal complaints such as stomach pain, heartburn, nausea or diarrhoea. Rare side-effects (affecting more than 1 in 10,000 but fewer than 1 in 1000 people) If you get any side-effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side-effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side-effects directlyvia the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side-effectsyou can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.Kaloba is a herbal medicinal product made from the pelargonium root (Pelargonii radix) (Capeland geranium) for the symptomatic treatment of acute bronchial infections with cough and mucus production. Dr Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG Willmar-Schwabe-Str. 4, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany Distributor of this product in the UK If other adverse reactions not mentioned above occur, a doctor or a qualified health care practitioner should be consulted. 4.9 Overdose

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A. In the case of geranium essential oil, you can dilute it with a carrier oil like sesame oil and apply it to the skin. It works well for spot treatments, itchy skins, acne. In addition, you can use it as a massage oil. However, some carrier oils cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, you should ensure that the carrier oil you’re using suits your skin. Q. Do Pelargonium sidoides help in treating common colds?

g (=93.985 ml) syrup contains 0.2506 g dry extract of Pelargonium root (Pelargonii radix).The other ingredients are:In addition to the trial treatment, GPs were allowed to select the clinically appropriate prescribing strategy as per practice policy, no antibiotics or to prescribe antibiotics, either to be taken immediately, or as a “delayed” prescription. Outcomes No studies on the effect on the ability to drive and use machines have been performed. 4.8 Undesirable effects Several strategies have attempted to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics. “Delayed” prescriptions (which patients are advised to take only if they are not starting to improve after a certain time) reduce consumption of antibiotics while maintaining patient satisfaction [ 9], but many patients would still like to take medication to relieve their symptoms because a moderately bad cough is known to persist for around three weeks on average [ 6, 10]. Commonly recommended treatments like steam and ibuprofen make little or no difference to symptom severity [ 11]. Other potential symptomatic treatments in adults (the expectorant guaifenesin, mucolytics and antihistamine-decongestant combinations) have not been shown to have consistent benefit in a recently updated Cochrane systematic review [ 7].

This is the first feasibility trial to be conducted on the use of a herbal medicine for acute bronchitis in UK primary care. A strength of this trial is the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore several feasibility aspects. The trial was not powered to detect effectiveness, so we are unable to comment on the effectiveness of the herbal medicine. However, there was no evidence of any serious side-effects due to the intervention and the patient withdrawal rate was low. Although the study was only open for 9 months as opposed to the 12 months initially planned, we recruited at a faster rate than anticipated. Round, reddish-brown, smooth surface film coating without ruptures. 4 Clinical particulars 4.1 Therapeutic indications Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine. We conducted a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 106 children with acute cough to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KalobaTUSS ®, a paediatric cough syrup based on acacia honey and on Malva sylvestris extract, Inula helenium extract, Plantago major extract, and Helichrysum stoechas extract by using a validated 6 points Likert scale. Results MLW: Conceptualisation, funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, formal analysis, supervision, writing – original draft, review and editing. CS: investigation, methodology, project administration, resources, supervision, validation, visualisation, writing – review and editing. SW: Formal analysis, writing – review and editing. BLS: Conceptualisation, Formal analysis, methodology, software, visualisation, writing – original draft, review and editing. DS: Investigation, project administration, formal analysis, writing – review and editing. AW: Conceptualisation, Methodology, software, Formal analysis. AM: project administration, investigation. EW: Data curation. SZ: Formal analysis (health economics), writing – original draft, review and editing. GY: Formal analysis (health economics), writing – review and editing. FW: Funding acquisition, supervision, writing – review and editing. RY: investigation, writing – review and editing. JB: PPI contributor, conceptualisation, writing – review and editing. MB: PPI contributor, conceptualisation, writing – review and editing. GG: Conceptualisation, methodology, supervision, writing – review and editing. GL: methodology, supervision, writing – review and editing. PL: Conceptualisation, methodology, writing – review and editing. CB: Conceptualisation, methodology, writing – review and editing. ADH: Conceptualisation, methodology, writing – review and editing. MM: Conceptualisation, Funding acquisition, methodology, project administration, supervision, writing – review and editing. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript. Corresponding author

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Scientists claim that Pelargonium Sidoides can help fight upper respiratory tract infections like bronchitis, sinusitis, and the common cold. That is because it naturally increases the body’s healing ability. For example, individuals with acute bronchitis ultimately can resolve the symptoms within a week of its consumption.