Phytotherapy of chronic dermatitis and pruritus of dogs with a topical preparation containing tea tree oil (Bogaskin®)

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 223-231

  Fitzi, J ^a,f   Furst Jucker J ^b   Wegener, T ^c   Saller, R ^d   Reichling, J ^e  

^a Kleintierpraxis Zur Mühle   (Switzerland)

^b Scicom   (United Kingdom)

^c Consulting Herbal Medicinal Products ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f Kleintierpraxis Zur Müle   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEA TREE OIL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYRTACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MYRTACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; TEA TREE OIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036560083     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.144.5.223     Document Type: Article

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