Treatment of atopic dermatitis with herbal combination of Eleutherococcus, Achillea millefolium, and Lamium album has no advantage over placebo: a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.
OBJECTIVE
To test the efficacy of tri-herbal combination on atopic dermatitis in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.


METHODS
Forty-nine patients were included for 2 weeks of treatment. Patients were followed until week 8.


RESULTS
The response to the real medication was significant in objective and subjective parameters. Patients maintained partial remission until the end of follow-up. The placebo-treated group had a similar response without a significant difference.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment with tri-herbal combination for atopic dermatitis does not differ from treatment with placebo.
Shapira
Michael Y
MY
Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. shapiram@hadassah.org.il
Raphaelovich
Yisrael
Y
Gilad
Leon
L
Or
Reuven
R
Dumb
Avraham J
AJ
Ingber
Arieh
A
D031162:Achillea; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D028001:Eleutherococcus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019686:Lamiaceae; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D010936:Plant Extracts