title: Studies on some recommended ayurvedic herbs for contact dermatitis.
abstract: A number of plant drugs are used in topical application meant for medical and cosmetic purposes. Many of such recommended drugs have been reported to cause contact dermatitis which fact is well supported by clinical studies. To find out the role of these plant drugs in the etiology of contact dermatitis, clinical studies of 34 such herbal drugs were carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of pharmacognosy, college of pharmaceutical sciences, Manipal - 576 119, India.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iyengar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Nayak