The treatment of atopic dermatitis with licorice gel

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Saeedi, M ^a,b   Morteza Semnani, K ^a   Ghoreishi, M R ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Erythema; Glycyrrhiza glabra; Itching; Oedema

Indexed keywords

CARBOPOL 940; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN EDEMA; STANDARDIZATION; TITRIMETRY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GELS; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HUMANS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141886120     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630310014369     Document Type: Article

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