Treatment of eczema with Cardiospermum halicacabum

Author(s): Messemer, C., Niederle, S.

Abstract: In a prospective, double-blind trial, controlled by part in n placebo comparison, 28 patients with various forms of eczema were treated with Cardiospermum ointment (Halicar®, DHU Karlsruhe) and ointment base for 3 weeks. At the beginning, dun'ng the course and after treatment, ten objective and sublective symptoms (desquamation, dryness, pruritus, infiltration, erosion/exconation, fissures/rhagades, lichenification, edema, vesicles, and erythema) were recorded by means of a verbal rating scale and from the corresponding values a total score was calculated. The results of the therapeutic measures were evaluated by means of the decrease of the total score. Referring to all parameters Cardiospermum ointment proved to be significantly superior to the ointment base. Tolerability was judged to be predominately well or very well.

Keyword(s): Cardiospermum halicacabum

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