Role of menthol in treatment of candidial napkin dermatitis

Abstract

Topical application of menthol may be effective in treatment of candidial ND.

Novel Use of Terpenoids for Treatment of Dermatologic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

“…Thirteen studies met inclusion/exclusion criteria and are summarized in Table 1. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The efficacy of terpenoid-based agents was evaluated for various dermatologic conditions, such as actinic keratosis, 6-10 nonmelanoma skin cancers, 16,18 cutaneous candidiasis, 15 hyperpigmentation, 11 photoaging, 12,14,17 and wounds. 13 Most included studies compared terpenoid-based therapy with vehicle control.…”

“…13 Most included studies compared terpenoid-based therapy with vehicle control. 6,[8][9][10][11][12][14][15][16][17] However, two studies compared terpenoid therapy with another non-phytochemical treatment modality, 7,13 and one study did not have a comparison group. 18 Ten studies reported that terpenoids were significantly more efficacious than vehicle control.…”

“…18 Ten studies reported that terpenoids were significantly more efficacious than vehicle control. 6,[8][9][10][11][12][14][15][16][17] Three studies did not disclose p-values when reporting results. 7,13,18 …”

Ovarian cytoarchitectual changes following fennel ingestion in senile diabetic albino rat

“…Sadeghpour et al [36] ; Khazaei et al [41] ; Sabzghabaee et al [42] added that the potent estrogenic effect that is involved in phytoestrogens of fennel oil provide anti-inflammatory protective role by acting on estrogen receptors, reduce inflammatory response, suppress early apoptosis, cell death and fibrogenesis.…”

The Therapeutic Benefits of Essential Oils

“…Properties: Tonic and stimulant, decongestant, anesthetic and analgesic antipruritic, refreshing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, mucolytic, emmenagogue Kumar et al, 2011;Sabzghabaee et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2011).…”