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| Carvalho,Elisete Mendes; Cunha,Gilmara Holanda da; Fechine,Francisco Vagnaldo; Uchôa,Célia Regina Amaral; Moraes Filho,Manoel Odorico de; Bezerra,Fernando Antônio Frota; Moraes,Maria Elisabete Amaral de. |
| Amburana cearensis is a medicinal plant known as "cumaru". It is used in Northeast Brazil in the treatment of respiratory diseases. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, with the aim of evaluating the efficacy and safety of cumaru syrup as complementary therapy in mild persistent asthma. The study consisted of 3 phases, pre-treatment, treatment and post-treatment. The primary efficacy outcome was comparison of the changes reported by patients of the cumaru and placebo groups after treatment, using the "Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire" (AQLQ). The secondary outcome was the effect of cumaru syrup on lung function based on spirometry. The results showed that in the cumaru group, the proportion of patients who had global... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amburana cearensis/phytoterapy; Cumaru syrup/efficacy; Asthma/treatment. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000400006 |
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