urushiol/zea mays

Studies were carried out in guinea pigs to evaluate the potential for single dose hyposensitization to poison ivy urushiol dermatitis. Sensitization was induced by topical application of 1 mg of poison ivy urushiol to the back of the neck. In the first series of studies, three different analogs of

A procedure is described for the analysis of urushiol content of pharmaceutical preparations containing extracts of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) and poison oak (T. diversilobum) in vegetable oils. The procedure involves extraction of the urushiols from the oily solutions using 90% methanol in

Tritium-labeled 3-n-pentadecylcatechol and its diacetate ester were fed to Sprague-Dawley rats. Both compounds were dissolved in ethanol and in corn oil vehicles and administered by gavage. The rats were placed in metabolic cages, and the urine and feces was determined by liquid scintillation