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- Title
A controlled trial of traditional Chinese medicinal plants in widespread non-exudative atopic eczema.
- Authors
Sheehan, Mary P.; Atherton, D. J.
- Abstract
Severe and widespread atopic eczema often fails to respond adequately to currently available therapies. Following the observation of substantial benefit in patients receiving oral treatment with daily decoctions of traditional Chinese medicinal plants. we undertook a placebo-controlled double-blind trial of a specific prescription formulated for widespread non-exudative atopic eczema. Forty-seven children were given active treatment and placebo in random order. each for S weeks, with an intervening 4-week wash-out period. Thirty-seven children tolerated the treatment arid completed the study. Response to active treatment was superior to response to placebo. and was clinically valuable. There was no evidence of haematological. renal or hepatic toxicity. These findings anticipate a wider therapeutic potential for traditional Chinese medicinal plants in this disease, and other skin diseases.
- Subjects
ECZEMA in children; ALLERGY in children; SKIN inflammation; PEDIATRIC therapy; MEDICINAL plants; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 1992, Vol 126, Issue 2, p179
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb07817.x