A patch test study of 27 crude drugs commonly used in Chinese topical medicaments

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-14

  Chen, Hsuan Hsiang ^a   Sun, Chee Ching ^a   Tseng, Mei Ping ^a   Hsu, Chih Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergen replacement; Herbal topical medicaments; Patch testing; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; ROSIN;

ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT; ARTICLE; CAULIS IMPATIENTIS; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CINNAMON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CORTEX RADIX ACANTHOPANACIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FLOS CARYOPHYLLI; FRUCTUS CNIDII; HERBA DENDROBII; HERBA LYCOPODII; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; RADIX ANGELICAE PUBESCENTIS; RADIX CYATHULAE OFFICINALIS; RADIX GENTIANA MACROPHYLLAE; RESINA DRACONIS; RHIZOMA ARISAEMATIS; RHIZOMA LIGUSTICI CHUANXIONG; RHIZOMA PINELLIAE; SCREENING; SECRETIO MOSCHUS; STIGMATA CROCI;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0348014557     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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