Pelargonium sidoides
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Pelargonium sidoides is a medicinal plant from South Africa . It is also known as the African Geranium , Cape Pelargonium, or South African Pelargonium . The extract from Pelargonium - sidoides roots (also: Pelargonium ) is as cold and flu medicine under various brand names such as Umckaloabo , Kaloba , Umcka and Zucol used. Evidence of the effectiveness of Umckaloabo is classified as low to very low.
description
The African geranium forms a basal rosette of heart-shaped leaves with a velvety texture and a few short trichomes on long petioles . Its flowers have five dark red to almost black petals, two of which are sometimes fused. It can often be found in bloom for most of the year. It prefers to grow in grasslands with rocky bottoms. It can be difficult to distinguish from Pelargonium reniforme , which grows in a similar area but tends to have more kidney-shaped leaves.
Medical application
A 2013 clinical trial review by Cochrane found preliminary evidence of the benefits of Pelargonium sidoides root extract for symptoms of acute bronchitis , common cold, and acute rhinosinusitis ; however, the quality of the evidence was poor to very poor.
A summary of this review showed that all studies "were from the same investigator (the manufacturer) and were conducted in the same region (Ukraine and Russia)".
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Pelargonium sidoides
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b A Timmer, J Günther, E Motschall, G Rücker, G Antes, WV Kern: Pelargonium sidoides extract for treating acute respiratory tract infections . In: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews . 10, October 22, 2013, p. CD006323. doi : 10.1002 / 14651858.CD006323.pub3 . PMID 24146345 .
- ↑ Pharmacist Andreas Ziegler: How effective is Umckaloabo? In: Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung. January 8, 2009, accessed January 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Maria Lis-Balchin: Geranium and Pelargonium: History of Nomenclature, Usage and Cultivation . CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2003, ISBN 9780203216538 .
- ↑ http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD006323/pelargonium-sidoides-umckaloabo-a-herbal-remedy-for-treating-acute-respiratory-tract-infections cochrane 2013.
literature
M Moyo, J Van Staden: Medicinal properties and conservation of Pelargonium sidoides DC . In: J Ethnopharmacol . 152, No. 2, 2014, pp. 243-255. doi : 10.1016 / j.jep.2014.01.009 . PMID 24463034 .
