Experiment 676221
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | EXTERNAL |
| Organism | Melaleuca alternifolia (MYRTACEAE) |
| Citation | SALLER,R: BERGER,T: REICHLING,J: HARKENTHAL,M:. (1998). PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINAL ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE OIL.. 5(6) |
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| Disease | A RANDOMIZED STUDY WTIH PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM ONYCHOMYCOSIS COMPARED THE EFFECTS OF 5% TEA TREE OIL AND 1% CLOTRIMAZOL OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTH TREATMENT. AT THE END OF THE THERAPY 11% OF PATIENTS USING CLOTRIMAZOL AND 16% OF PATIENTS USING TEA TREE OIL WERE COMPLETELY CURED (NEGATIVE CULTURE). SYMPTOMATIC REMISSION WAS DEMONSTRATED FOR 61% AND 60% RESPECTIVELY OF THE TREATMENT GROUPS. ABOUT HALF OF THE PATIENTS REPORTED PERMANENT RELIEF THREE MONTHS AFTER COMPLETING THE TREATMENT. |
| Dose amount | 5.0% |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |
| Extract | ESSENTIAL OIL |