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SUBMITTER: Chen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5082746 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of natural products 20090401 4
An in vitro skin diffusion study of pure forskolin (1) versus a 1-containing Plectranthus barbatus root extract (P. barbatus extract) in hairless guinea pig skin and human skin in a flow-through diffusion cell system was conducted and is being reported for the first time. Both topical agents were formulated in a solution of 70% ethanol and 30% propylene glycol (v/v). The results showed that forskolin can be delivered through the stratum corneum and that the flux of this compound was enhanced whe ...[more]