Ginseng integrative supplementation for seasonal acute upper respiratory infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

DISCUSSION: Limitations of existing evidence don't allow to draw conclusions on the topic. Nevertheless, it is not excluded that ginseng supplementation in adjunct to influenza vaccination and standard care might be useful for SAURIs prevention and management in healthy adult subjects, but further high-quality trials are needed to support this hypothesis.
OTHER: This research was not funded. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO under the following code: CRD42020156235.
PMID: 32951718 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Antonelli M, Donelli D, Firenzuoli F Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research