[Clinical evaluation of Olbas oil effect on nasal mucosa in acute rhinitis patients during common cold].
The aim of the study was the clinical evaluation of the effect of Olbas oil on nasal mucosa in patients with acute rhinitis during common cold. 15 patients with 2-3 days history of acute rhinitis during common cold, both sexes, in the age between 23-47 were investigated. All the examinations were done before using, after the first inhalation, and after 7 days of Olbas oil administration. The investigation before using Olbas oil was comprised of: history data, general and otorhinolaryngological examination with particular evaluation of nasal mucosa, anterior rhinomanometry, saccharin translocation time, olfactometry, microbiological cultures, histamine nasal provocation test. At the end, after 7 days of Olbas oil inhalation 3 times a day for 4 minutes 4 drops of Olbas oil applied into a handkerchief, all the test were done again, as at the beginning. The study showed a good of the effect of Olbas oil on nasal mucosa in patients with acute rhinitis during common cold.
Kliniki Otolaryngologicznej Instytutu Chirurgii WAM w Lodzi.
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Zalewski
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Olszewski
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Olszewska-Ziaber
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Zielińska-Bliźniewska
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Pietkiewicz
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003139:Common Cold / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009299:Nasal Provocation Tests; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
D010938:Plant Oils
Ocena kliniczna działania olejku olbas na błone śluzowa nosa u chorych z ostrym katarem w przebiegu choroby przeziebieniowej.