Experiment 638246
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Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Organism | Ecballium elaterium (CUCURBITACEAE) |
| Citation | SEZIK,E:. (1997). RESEARCH ON THE TURKISH MEDICINAL PLANT. ECBALIUM ELATERIUM.. 33(5) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE FRESH FRUIT JUICE OF ECBALIUM ELATERIUM IS DIRECTLY APPLIED INTO THE NOSTRILS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SINUSITIS. CLINICAL TESTS ON VOLUNTARY PATIENTS REVEALED THAT THE HEALING RATE OF DOUBLE-HIGH DOSAGE APPLICATION IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE SINGLE-LOW DOSAGE (71.0 AND 56.6%, RESPECTIVELY). IN ADDITION, TOTAL RELIEF FROM THE MAIN SYMPTOMS IS OBSERVED IN 20% OF THE PATIENTS, ALTHOUGH THE SINUSES ARE NOT COMPLETELY DRAINED OFF AN X-RAY EXAMINATION. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | FRUIT JUICE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |