|
Grade: B (Good Scientific Evidence)
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Borage seed oil
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
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Grade: C (Unclear or Conflicting Scientific Evidence)
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Chlorophyll
| Pneumonia (active destructive) |
Gamma linolenic acid
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) |
Ginkgo
| Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis |
Iodine
| Pneumonia |
Sea buckthorn
| Pneumonia |
Vitamin A
| Pneumonia (children) |
Vitamin C
| Pneumonia (prevention) |
Yerba santa
| Pulmonary conditions (lung conditions) |
Zinc
| Lower respiratory infections in children |
|
Grade: D (Fair Negative Scientific Evidence)
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Zinc
| Pneumonia (children) |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Aconite
| Pleurisy (inflamed lungs) |
African wild potato
| Lung disease |
American pennyroyal
| Pneumonia |
Bellis perennis
| Pneumonia |
Beta-carotene
| Asbestosis |
Blue flag
| Lung inflammation |
Boneset
| Pneumonia |
Bromelain
| Pneumonia |
Bupleurum
| Lung congestion |
Burdock
| Pneumonia |
Cardamom
| Lung congestion |
Cat's claw
| Lung inflammation |
Coenzyme Q10
| Lung disease |
Colloidal silver
| Pneumonia |
Comfrey
| Pleurisy (lung inflammation) |
Copper
| Pneumonia |
Dandelion
| Pneumonia |
Danshen
| Lung fibrosis |
Desert parsley
| Pneumonia |
Devil's club
| Pneumonia |
Dong quai
| Lung disease |
Flaxseed and flaxseed oil
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) |
Garlic
| Pneumonia |
Goldenseal
| Pneumonia |
Green tea
| Protection against asbestos lung injury |
Ground ivy
| Lung disease |
Hops
| Asbestosis |
Horseradish
| Pleurisy (lung inflammation) |
Hyssop
| Pleurisy (inflamed membranes around the lungs) |
Lovage
| Pulmonary conditions |
Melatonin
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) |
Morus nigra
| Pulmonary conditions |
MSM
| Pulmonary conditions |
Omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, alpha-linolenic acid
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) |
Selenium
| Pneumonia |
Shark cartilage
| Sarcoidosis |
Slippery elm
| Pleurisy |
Spirulina
| Pneumonia |
Spleen extract
| Sarcoidosis |
Stinging nettle
| Pulmonary conditions |
Tea tree oil
| Lung inflammation |
Thymus extract
| Sarcoidosis (intrathoracic lymph nodes sarcoidosis) |
Vitamin B12
| Protection from tobacco smoke |
Vitamin E
| Air pollution protection |
Vitamin O
| Lung disease |
White horehound
| Lung congestion |