Experiment 603260
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Oenothera biennis (ONAGRACEAE) |
| Citation | WHITAKER,DK: CILLIERS,J: DE BEER,C:. (1996). EVENING PRIMROSE OIL (EPOGAM) IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HAND DERMATITIS: DISAPPOINTING THERAPEUTIC RESULTS.. 193(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED 24 WEEK CLINICAL TRIAL WAS CARRIED OUT ON 39 PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC(1 YR.) STABLE HAND DERMATITIS. 600 MG OF GLA WAS GIVEN ORALLY FOR 16 WEEKS TO ONE-HALF OF THE GROUP, THE OTHER HALF RECEIVED PLACEBO. IMPROVEMENT WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH GROUPS, BUT THERE WAS NO STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GROUPS. THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF ORALLY ADMINISTERED GLA FOR CHRONIC HAND DERMATITIS IS NOT SUPERIOR TO PLACEBO. |
| Dose amount | 0.6 GM |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | INACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | SEED OIL |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |