Screening of Nepalese crude drugs traditionally used to treat hyperpigmentation: In vitro tyrosinase inhibition

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 353-360

  Adhikari, A ^a   Devkota, H P ^a   Takano, A ^b   Masuda, K ^b   Nakane, T ^b   Basnet, P ^a   Skalko Basnet, N ^a  

^a POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crude drugs; Ethnic skin; Hyperpigmentation; Tyrosinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; COSMETIC; CYPREAE MONETA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KOJIC ACID; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLOVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIME (FRUIT); MULBERRY; MUSHROOM; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; SKIN CARE; SOUR ORANGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEPAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51349160972     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2008.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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