Preliminary clinical tests on topical preparations of Ocimum gratissimum linn leaf essential oil for the treatment of acne vulgaris

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 313-319

  Orafidiya, Lara O ^a   Agbani, E O ^a   Oyedele, A O ^a   Babalola, O O ^a   Onayemi, O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CETOMACROGOL; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; OXY 10; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO; POLYSORBATE; POLYSORBATE 80;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036091024     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200222050-00005     Document Type: Article

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