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Table 4 Assessmenta of medicinal plants based on peer-reviewed referencesb of the last 20 years aiming respiratory indications

From: Medicinal plants – prophylactic and therapeutic options for gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases in calves and piglets? A systematic review

Plant species

Number of references

Type of reference

Anti-bacterial

Synergism with AB

Antiviral

Spasmolytic

Expectorant

Antitussive

Immuno-stimulant

Anti-inflammatory

Analgesic

Hypothesis proved

   

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

+

?

o

Achillea millefolium L.

2

in vitro

         

21

                    

1

in vivo + clinical

         

12

                    

Agrimonia eupatoria L.

1

in vitro

      

13

                       

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Allium sativum L.

1

in vitro

         

14

                    

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Althaea officinalis L.

0

in vitro

                              

4

in vivo + clinical

               

45

              

Camellia sinensis (L). KUNTZE

0

in vitro

                              

2

in vivo + clinical

16

    

17

      

18

                 

Cetraria islandica (L.) ACH.

0

in vitro

                              

1

in vivo + clinical

                     

19

        

Echinacea purpurea (L.) MOENCH

3

in vitro

      

210

              

211

        

8

in vivo + clinical

112

     

113

 

114

         

215

 

116

      

217

 

218

Foeniculum vulgare (L.) MILL.

2

in vitro

         

219

                    

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

1

in vitro

      

120

                       

2

in vivo + clinical

         

121

     

122

              

Mentha x piperita L.

1

in vitro

         

123

                    

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Pimpinella anisum L.

2

in vitro

         

224

                    

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Plantago lanceolata L.

1

in vitro

         

125

                    

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Primula veris L.

1

in vitro

126

                             

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Rubus fruticosus L.

0

in vitro

                              

1

in vivo + clinical

                     

127

        

Rumex ssp. L.

2

in vitro

128

     

229

                       

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Salvia officinalis L.

0

in vitro

                              

2

in vivo + clinical

               

130

        

131

     

Sambucus nigra L.

1

in vitro

      

132

                       

1

in vivo + clinical

                           

133

  

Thymus vulgaris L.

9

in vitro

334

        

635

                    

1

in vivo + clinical

                           

136

  

Tussilago farfara L.

1

in vitro

137

                             

1

in vivo + clinical

            

138

  

139

              

Urtica dioica L.

3

in vitro

340

                             

1

in vivo + clinical

      

141

                       

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

1

in vitro

      

142

                       

0

in vivo + clinical

                              

Sum of plant species for each effect

in vitro

5

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

in vivo + clinical

2

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

1

2

0

0

2

0

0

4

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

1

Sum of assessments

in vitro

9

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

in vivo + clinical

2

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

1

2

0

0

2

0

0

7

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

4

0

2

  1. a Assessment = conclusion of a reference on a hypothesized effect; b reference = trial x plant species x indication; + = reference proves evidently the hypothesized effect; ? = reference shows uncertain hypothesized effect; o = reference does not prove evidently the hypothesized effect
  2. 1 [288, 289] 2 [290] 3 [291] 4 [292] 5 [293296] 6 [297] 7 [298] 8 [297] 9 [299] 10 [300, 301] 11 [103, 301] 12 [302] 13 [94] 14 [96] 15 [302, 303] 16 [96] 17 [95, 304] 18 [305, 306] 19 [307, 308] 20 [309] 21 [140] 22 [139] 23 [89] 24 [310, 311] 25 [53] 26 [312] 27 [313] 28 [314] 29 [315] 30 [293] 31 [316] 32 [300] 33 [317] 34 [191, 318, 319] 35 [113116, 320, 321] 36 [108] 37 [322] 38 [323] 39 [323] 40 [322, 324, 325] 41 [326] 42 [327]