Experiment 66662
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Oenothera biennis (ONAGRACEAE) |
| Citation | CAMPBELL,A: MACEWEN,CG:. (1982). SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF SJOGREN'S SYNDROME AND THE SICCA SYNDROME WITH EFAMOL (EVENING PRIMROSE OIL), VITAMIN C AND PYRIDOXINE.. 1982() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | PATIENTS WITH EARLY SJOGREN'S SYNDROME WERE GIVEN EFAMOL, PYRIDOXINE AND ASCORBIC ACID. TREATMENT WAS MAINTAINED FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 MONTHS. RESPONSE VARIED BUT 10 OUT OF 17 PATIENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS AND MEASURABLE INCREASE IN TEAR SECRETIONS. SEVERE FILAMENTARY KERATITIS DERIVED MOST BENEFIT FROM THE TREATMENT. WITHDRAWAL OF TREATMENT HAS LED TO RELAPSE AFTER 3-4 WEEKS. A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, EFAMOL, WAS USED. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | SEED OIL |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |