PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ebrahimi, S
AU  - Ashkani, S
TI  - A COMPARISON OF CHAMOMILE AND PLACEBO IN RELIEVING TEETHING SYMPTOMS
DP  - 2008 Nov 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - pw308--pw308
VI  - 93
IP  - Suppl 2
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/93/Suppl_2/pw308.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/93/Suppl_2/pw308.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2008 Nov 01; 93
AB  - Chamomile has a healing property with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal activity and is applied topically to relieve pain.We selected this plant for a preliminary clinical trial study on decreasing teething symptoms such as irritability, mouthing and drooling in 6–12-month-old infants in comparison with placebo.We evaluated 62 infants with teething symptoms in a double-blind prospective placebo-controlled clinical trial for 4 days topical use of drug; questionnaires about infant signs and symptoms before and after treatment were filled in. Infants with any systemic illness were excluded.The results indicated a significant effect of chamomile water extract on relieving teething symptoms, especially pain, which caused irritability, compared with placebo (p<0.0001).