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Studies on some recommended ayurvedic herbs for contact dermatitis
M A Iyengar1, M Tripathi, C R Srinivas
1Department of pharmacognosy, college of pharmaceutical sciences, Manipal - 576 119, India.
Ancient Science of Life
|May 5, 2012
Abstract:
A number of plant drugs are used in topical application meant for medical and cosmetic purposes. Many of such recommended drugs have been reported to cause contact dermatitis which fact is well supported by clinical studies. To find out the role of these plant drugs in the etiology of contact dermatitis, clinical studies of 34 such herbal drugs were carried out.
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