Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) and Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) for Common cold / sinusitis
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo)
A South African geranium root (EPs 7630) with solid evidence for shortening acute bronchitis and colds.
Grade B2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Evidence brief
Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) for Common cold / sinusitis
Evidence grade B — Symptom relief
Grade B1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) | Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) for Common cold / sinusitis |
|---|---|---|
| Common cold / sinusitis | Evidence grade BSmall effectmixedSymptom relief | Evidence grade BSmall effectmixedSymptom relief |
Graded only in Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo)
- Acute bronchitis duration/severity Moderate effectEvidence grade B
Graded only in Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) for Common cold / sinusitis
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
What each entry says about the other
- Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) for Common cold / sinusitis’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.