“Nature has provided us a solution for our health problems. The only thing required is finding the right plants and using them in such a manner that the active compound can do its job.” This book about Balinese traditional medicinal plants serves as an effort to disseminate information about various types of medicinal plants collected by Bali Botanical Gardens along with the information on…
In a study of more than 60 substances chosen for their possible antikeratinogenic properties, Van Scott and Yu [1] found that the most effective drug belongs to the group of alpha-hydroxy acids. A three times a day application of citric, glycolic, lactic, malic, pyruvic and glucuronic acid, for instance, gave excellent results in all forms of ichthyosis except epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. The …