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Treatment of the common cold with herbs used in Ayurveda and Jamu: monograph review and the science of ginger, liquorice, turmeric and peppermint

Retno S Wardani, Natalie Schellack, Tamlyn Govender, Abhay N Dhulap, Prapti Utami, Vinod Malve, Yong Chiat Wong

Article Type

Review

Published

14 Jun 2023

This review aims to provide a better understanding of the traditional and modern perspectives on some of the herbal ingredients (ginger, liquorice, turmeric and peppermint) putatively used for common cold symptom management.

Mepolizumab: an alternative therapy for idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with glucocorticoid intolerance

Adam Kisling MD, Jason Jones MD, Caleb Hixson DO FCAP, David Hostler MD MPH FACP, Jordanna Hostler MD FACP

Article Type

Case Report

Published

18 Aug 2020

This article presents a case of ICEP in which mepolizumab was used as a steroid-sparing agent, resulting in improvement in markers of disease activity
and corticosteroid requirement.