Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study
Two medicinal plants, Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Nigella sativa (black cumin), have generated growing interest for their therapeutic antiinflammatory action. We hypothesize that commercially available topical C. longa and N. sativa cream (Dermacumin cream®) will significantly decrease both the Fel...
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| author | Kerem URAL Mehmet GÜLTEKİN Hasan ERDOĞAN |
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| description | Two medicinal plants, Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Nigella sativa (black cumin), have generated growing interest for their therapeutic antiinflammatory
action. We hypothesize that commercially available topical C. longa and N. sativa cream (Dermacumin cream®) will significantly
decrease both the Feline Dermatitis Extent (FDE) and Severity Index (SI) and the pruritus scores after 3 weeks of twice-daily treatment of
feline head and neck dermatitis. Ten client-owned cats with feline head and neck dermatitis which had received no previous treatment. FDE
and SI scores gradually decreased on days 7 (P<0.001) and 28 (P<0.0001) compared to day 0. Similarly, decreased Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
scores were detected on days 7 and 28 (P<0.0001). Cats receiving the herbal cream for 3 weeks all had significantly decreased FDE and SI
scores, from 171.8 to 0 (P<0.0001), and VAS scores from 6.3 to 0 (P<0.0001). A positively elevated correlation (r=0.62, P<0.001) between FDE
and SI and VAS scores for each case through evaluation period was revealed. The present study supports a potential benefit of topical herbal
medicine against feline head and neck dermatitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f110a08d98aa4018a50b396e188c717f2023-06-19T06:34:21ZengKafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineKafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi1309-22512019-02-0125451752210.9775/kvfd.2018.212602482Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot studyKerem URAL0Mehmet GÜLTEKİN1Hasan ERDOĞAN2Adnan Menderes University, Veterinary Faculty, Internal Medicine, TR-09016, Aydın - TURKEYAdnan Menderes University, Veterinary Faculty, Internal Medicine, TR-09016, Aydın - TURKEYAdnan Menderes University, Veterinary Faculty, Internal Medicine, TR-09016, Aydın - TURKEYTwo medicinal plants, Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Nigella sativa (black cumin), have generated growing interest for their therapeutic antiinflammatory action. We hypothesize that commercially available topical C. longa and N. sativa cream (Dermacumin cream®) will significantly decrease both the Feline Dermatitis Extent (FDE) and Severity Index (SI) and the pruritus scores after 3 weeks of twice-daily treatment of feline head and neck dermatitis. Ten client-owned cats with feline head and neck dermatitis which had received no previous treatment. FDE and SI scores gradually decreased on days 7 (P<0.001) and 28 (P<0.0001) compared to day 0. Similarly, decreased Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were detected on days 7 and 28 (P<0.0001). Cats receiving the herbal cream for 3 weeks all had significantly decreased FDE and SI scores, from 171.8 to 0 (P<0.0001), and VAS scores from 6.3 to 0 (P<0.0001). A positively elevated correlation (r=0.62, P<0.001) between FDE and SI and VAS scores for each case through evaluation period was revealed. The present study supports a potential benefit of topical herbal medicine against feline head and neck dermatitis.https://vetdergikafkas.org/pdf.php?id=2482black cumincurcumindermatitisfelinepruritustreatment |
| spellingShingle | Kerem URAL Mehmet GÜLTEKİN Hasan ERDOĞAN Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi black cumin curcumin dermatitis feline pruritus treatment |
| title | Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study |
| title_full | Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study |
| title_short | Efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis: an open pilot study |
| title_sort | efficacy of topical curcuma longa and nigella sativa combination for feline head and neck dermatitis an open pilot study |
| topic | black cumin curcumin dermatitis feline pruritus treatment |
| url | https://vetdergikafkas.org/pdf.php?id=2482 |
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