Clinical evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Bioaron C® in children with recurrent bacterial and viral infections of the upper respiratory tract

Abstract

Bioaron C® syrup is a popular herbal product having an immunostimulant effect. The product has been used in Poland for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections and in the prevention of recurrent bacterial and viral infections of the upper respiratory tract. Bioaron C® syrup contains water extract of aloe leaf (Aloe arborescens Mill.), chokeberry fruit juice (Aronia melanocarpa Elliot.) and vitamin C. Pharmacological studies in Balb/c mice have shown a stimulant effect on the B-cell and T-cell responses, a post marketing clinical study good tolerability (1,2). Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of Bioaron C®, in terms of the frequency and duration of infection in children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, was performed in a clinical hospital in Moscow.