Table 2.
Overall (n = 60) | Herbal group (n = 26) | Control group (n = 35) | P value | |
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Clinical improvement* in the most debilitating symptom 20 minutes following application, n (%) | 33 (55.0) | 19 (73.1) | 14 (41.2) | .019 |
Clinical improvement* in the most debilitating symptom following 3 day application, n (%) | 38 (63.3) | 18 (72.0) | 20 (58.8) | .42 |
*Improvement was defined as at least one-score reduction in a 4-degree symptom scale ranging from 0 to 3 of the most debilitating of the following symptoms: sore throat, hoarseness, or cough.