Experiment 642950

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeEXTERNAL
OrganismFicus carica (MORACEAE)
CitationMICALL,GP NASCA,MR: MUSUMECI,ML:. (1995). SEVERE PHOTOTOXIC REACTION SECONDARY TO THE APPLICATION OF A FIG LEAVES' DECOCTION USED AS A TANNING AGENT.. 33(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCASE REPORT OF 6 PATIENTS WHO DEVELOPED PHOTOTOXIC ERUPTIONS ON SUN EXPOSURE AFTER CONTACT WITH PLANTS OF THE FICUS CARICA THE LEAVES YIELD A PSORALEN-RICH FLUID THAT IS A STRONG PHOTOSENSITIZER MANY HAVE USED THIS TO ACHIEVE A RAPID SUN TAN.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractDECOCTION
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES