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

Bioaron C® syrup is a popular herbal product having an immunostimulant effect, which 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 [1]. A postmarketing surveillance study of the tolerance and the effect of the drug on the course of upper…