Treatment of mild to moderate psoriasis with Reliéva, a Mahonia aquifolium extract - A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Bernstein, Steve ^a   Donsky, Howard ^a   Gulliver, Wayne ^a   Hamilton, Douglas ^a   Nobel, Sion ^a   Norman, Robert ^a  

^a Dermatology and Cosmetic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Efficacy; Mahonia aquifolium; Psoriasis; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PSORBERINE; RELIEVA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE BURNING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMULSION; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAHONIA; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA SEVERITY INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SKIN DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAHONIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 33646591516     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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