Management of psoriasis with Aloe vera extract in a hydrophilic cream: A placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 505-509

  Syed, Tanweer A ^a,d   Ahmad, S Ashfaq ^b   Holt, Albert H ^c   Ahmad, Seyed Ali ^b   Ahmad, Seyed Hamzeh ^b   Afzal, Mohammad ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c American Social Health Association   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Herbal extracts; Pharmaceutical creams; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DESQUAMATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICS; PSORIASIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALOE VERA; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 0343994609     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1996.d01-91.x     Document Type: Article

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