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Sisymbrium “Singers’ Plant” Efficacy in Reducing Perceived Vocal Tract Disability

2017; MedCrave Group; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15406/joentr.2017.08.00243

2379-6359

Orietta Calcinoni,

Phonetics and Phonology Research

Sisymbrium officinale is a plant used since Greeks Medicine in vocal tract diseases to reduce disability derived from dryness, sore throat, cough,… Modern Phytopharmacology is standardizing active principles in this plant, but still few works in literature describe results known in traditional medicine.A small group of patients treated with Sisymbrium at recommended doses described the perceived physical disability pre and post treatment by VHI (Voice Handicap Index) scores.Analysis of the difference (delta) between VHI scores seems to prove Sisymbrium efficacy in reducing perceived disability, so facilitating voice use.In this way Sysimbrium results a choice to solve patients' discomfort, reserving "classical" treatments -NSAIDs and antibiotics -to major pathologies.