Experiment 914212

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPicrorhiza kurroa (SCROPHULARIACEAE)
CitationBEDI,KL: ZUTSHI,U: CHOPRA,CL: AMLA,V:. (1989). PICRORHIZA KURROA, AN AYURVEDIC HERB, MAY POTENTIATE PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY IN VITILIGO.. 27(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease30 VITILIGO PATIENTS WERE GIVEN POWDERED RHIZOMES ALTERNATING WITH PLACEBO, IN CONJUNCTION WITH METHOXSALEN PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY. 3 DID NOT RESPOND, BUT THE REST SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS OR CURE. NO PROGRESS WAS REPORTED DURING PLACEBO PERIODS. DOSING WAS TWICE DAILY. EFFECT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO IMMUNOMODULATORY AND LIVER-PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG.
Dose amount200.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractPOWDER