An alternative treatment for pityriasis versicolor, tinea cruris, tinea corporis and tinea faciei with topical application of honey, olive oil and beeswax mixture: An open pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-47

  Al Waili, N S ^a  

^a Dubai Specialized Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; PROPOLIS;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; SKIN CARE; SKIN IRRITATION; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA FACIEI; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 2642552932     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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