Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Irritant Contact Dermatitis Risk of Common Topical Traditional Chinese Medicines Used for Skin-Lightening: A Pilot Clinical Trial with 30 Volunteers

Table 1

Results of patch and photopatch tests from 30 subjects.
No.Gender Age Radix
Ampelopsis  
japonica 		Rhizoma
Atractylodis macrocephalae 		Radix
Angelicae dahuricae 		Sclerotium
Poria cocos 		Rhizoma
Bletillae striatae 		Herba asari Bai-Zhi-KaoPetrolatum
PTPPTPTPPTPTPPTPTPPTPTPPTPTPPTPTPPTPTPPT
1M38        ++   +  
2F37++           +  
3F27                
4F64 +  +   +       
5F52+ +         +   
6F45++    +      +   
7F40+               
8M37+    +          
9F43++    +      +   
10F38+               
11F36                
12F50+++           +  
13M35++ +  +      +   
14F34+               
15F56+       +       
16M30     +          
17F23++           +   
18F23                
19F32          +     
20F37        +       
21F24+               
22F44+    +          
23M29+ +  +      +   
24F22+               
25F21        +       
26F25 +   +          
27F26                
28F30                
29F24+               
30F35+               
Blank: represent negative reaction; PT: patch test; PPT: photo patch test.