Herbal medicines in children and adolescents - A narrative overview

Anheyer, D; Dobos, G; Cramer, H

Herbal medicines in children and adolescents - A narrative overview

Anheyer, D Dobos, G Cramer, H

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Citation:: Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie, 2016, 37 (6), pp. 236 - 241
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Anheyer, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dobos, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:21:44Z
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie, 2016, 37 (6), pp. 236 - 241	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0722-348X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/100659
dc.description.abstract	© Haug Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co.KG. Summary: Herbal Medicines in Children and Adolescents - A Narrative Overview Background: Herbal medicines are particularly regarded as an alternative or complement to conventional pharmaceuticals. Due to the high usage among children the purpose of this review was to identify evidence for herbal therapy in pediatrics. Methods: Medline/PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched through 15 July 2016. Only randomized controlled trials investigating herbal medicines in children and adolescents (age 0 to 18 years) were eligible. Results: 86 randomized controlled trials with a total of 8.516 participants were included. The sample size in each study ranged from 5 to 647 participants. Gastroenterological diseases, dermatological diseases and respiratory tract infections were most commonly studied. Conclusion: Despite the high prevalence of herbal medicine use in pediatric practice, only few randomized trials with small sample sizes are available. This overview shows the areas in which further research is needed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1055/s-0042-119174	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	Herbal medicines in children and adolescents - A narrative overview	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	37	en_US

Abstract:

© Haug Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co.KG. Summary: Herbal Medicines in Children and Adolescents - A Narrative Overview Background: Herbal medicines are particularly regarded as an alternative or complement to conventional pharmaceuticals. Due to the high usage among children the purpose of this review was to identify evidence for herbal therapy in pediatrics. Methods: Medline/PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched through 15 July 2016. Only randomized controlled trials investigating herbal medicines in children and adolescents (age 0 to 18 years) were eligible. Results: 86 randomized controlled trials with a total of 8.516 participants were included. The sample size in each study ranged from 5 to 647 participants. Gastroenterological diseases, dermatological diseases and respiratory tract infections were most commonly studied. Conclusion: Despite the high prevalence of herbal medicine use in pediatric practice, only few randomized trials with small sample sizes are available. This overview shows the areas in which further research is needed.

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