Possibilities of acute respiratory viral infections treatment with herbal medicinal products in routine clinical practice


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/therapy.2021.10.169-177

Malyavin A.G.

A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia
Abstract. The article presents and analyzes the data of a large-scale German study on the possibilities and effectiveness of the use of phytotherapy for acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) treatment in routine clinical practice. The study included over 1 million patients who consulted general practitioners, pediatricians, and ENT doctors for acute upper and lower respiratory tract infections between January 1, 2015 and March 31, 2019. The results of the study allow us to conclude that the rational prescription of certain herbal remedies for ARVI treatment can significantly reduce the need for prescribing antibiotics in the further course of the disease, as well as reduce the duration of temporary disability of patients.
Keywords: irrational antibiotic therapy, ivy leaf extract, primrose root extract, thyme herb extract, acute respiratory viral infections, phytotherapy
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About the Autors

Andrei G. Malyavin, MD, professor, professor of the Department of phthisiology and pulmonology of the faculty of general medicine, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia. Address: 107150, Moscow, 39/2 Losinoostrovskaya Str. E-mail: maliavin@mail.ru. ORCID: 0000-0002-6128-5914


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