title: Treatment of acute tonsillitis with a fixed-combination herbal preparation.
abstract: In an observational study involving 10 non-hospital-affiliated physicians, 48 patients between 6 and 73 years of age with symptoms of acute tonsillitis were treated with either a liquid or tablet formulation of a herbal compound of Phytolacca, Guajacum, and Capsicum. More than half of the patients reported marked alleviation of the principal symptom, moderate or severe difficulty in swallowing, within the first 5 days of treatment. Comparable improvements occurred in other outcome measures, including earache, headache, and fatigue. No adverse side effects were reported.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rau
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004433:Earache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts