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1: J Ethnopharmacol. 1994 Mar;42(1):19-23.Click here to read Links

A study on the therapeutic efficacy of Cassia alata, Linn. leaf extract against Pityriasis versicolor.

Damodaran S, Venkataraman S.

Department of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology, Dr. A.L. Mudaliar Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences University of Madras, India.

The therapeutic efficacy of Cassia alata leaf extract against Pityriasis versicolor has been reported for the first time involving humans. For the collection of clinically effective antifungal compounds from the leaves of Cassia alata, a simple procedure has been devised. A 10-year human study indicates that the leaf extract can be reliably used as a herbal medicine to treat Pityriasis versicolor. The leaf extract has no side-effects.

PMID: 8046939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]