Aqueous extract of dried fruit of berberis vulgaris L. in acne vulgaris, a clinical trial

Journal of Dietary Supplements

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Fouladi, Rohollah F ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Berberis vulgaris; Michaelson's acne severity score

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BERBERIS; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; BERBERIS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD, PRESERVED; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

ANIMALIA; BERBERIS; BERBERIS VULGARIS;

EID: 84869460735     PISSN: 19390211     EISSN: 1939022X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2012.726702     Document Type: Article

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