Research · Meta-analysis
Andrographis paniculata for symptomatic relief of acute respiratory tract infections in adults and children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
What it found
Andrographis improved sore throat (SMD −1.13) and cough (SMD −0.39) versus placebo and shortened symptom duration; authors caution the primary trials were of poor quality.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2017
- Sample size
- 7,175
- Population
- adults and children with acute respiratory tract infections (33 RCTs)
- Intervention
- oral Andrographis paniculata, alone or with usual care, vs placebo or usual care
- Outcome
- cough and sore-throat symptoms, duration, adverse events
- Journal
- PLoS One
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.