Experiment 371081

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeEXTERNAL
OrganismHamamelis virginiana (HAMAMELIDACEAE)
CitationSORKIN,B:. (1980). HOMETUM SALBE, A CORTICOID-FREE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY OINTMENT.. 21(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHE ANTIPHLOGISTIC EFFECTS OF HAMAMELIS OINTMENT CONTAINING 25 G OF AQUEOUS DISTILLATE OF HAMAMELLIS VIRGINIANA FRESH LEAVES AND TWIGS (4 G DRUG) WAS DETERMINED IN 22 HEALTHY PATIENTS AND 5 PATIENTS WITH DERMATOSES AS MEASURED BY FLUVOGRAPHY. THE FLUVOGRAPHIC CURVES INDICATE THAT IN BOTH GROUPS, THE OINTMENT REDUCED THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE SKIN DUE TO VASOCONSTRICTION, THEREBY SUGGESTING A MILD ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY. THESE DATA WERE CONFIRMED BY TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MEASUREMENTS.
Dose amountFS
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractH2O EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES