Which plant for which skin disease? Part 1: Atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, condyloma and herpes simplex: Review Article;Welche pflanze für welche hauterkrankung? Teil 1: Atopische dermatitis, psoriasis, akne, kondylome und herpes simplex

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 788-796

  Reuter, Juliane ^a   Wölfle, Ute ^a   Weckesser, Steffi ^a   Schempp, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

acne vulgaris; atopic dermatitis; phytotherapy; psoriasis vulgaris; randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; AMMI MAJUS EXTRACT; ANDIRA ARAROBA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BAPHICACANTHUS CUSIA EXTRACT; BETULA ALBA EXTRACT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CARDIOSPERMUM HALICACABUM EXTRACT; CISTUS INCANUS EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PERSEA GRATISSIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; POLYPHENON E; PRIMROSE OIL; QUERCUS CORTEX EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SOLANUM DULCAMARA EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACNE; AMMI MAJUS; ANDIRA ARAROBA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BAPHICACANTHUS CUSIA; BETULA ALBA; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CARDIOSPERMUM HALICACABUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CISTUS INCANUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECZEMA; EVENING PRIMROSE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HAMAMELIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INDIGO NATURALIS; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM; MARIGOLD; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PERSEA GRATISSIMA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PODOPHYLLUM; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUERCUS CORTEX; REVIEW; RHUBARB; SALIX ALBA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SKIN WATER LOSS; SOLANUM DULCAMARA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WHEAT;

ACNE VULGARIS; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957590931     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07496.x     Document Type: Review

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