Experiment 878015

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeEXTERNAL
OrganismDioscorea batatas (DIOSCOREACEAE)
CitationKUBO,Y: NONAKA,S: YOSHIDA,H:. (1988). ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM DIOSCOREA BATATAS DECAISNE.. 18(2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA GIRL WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE FACE WITH RAW RHIZOME DEVELOPED AN ITCHY, PAPULAR, VESICULAR, EDEMATOUS ERUPTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DERMATITIS WAS DUE TO BOTH A MECHANICAL IRRITATION FROM CALCIUM OXALATE CRYSTALS AND CONTACT ALLERGY TO A WATER-SOLUBLE COMPONENT OF RHIZOME MUCILAGE.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN CHILD
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractRHIZOME