Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance

The leaves of Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. have long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for the treatment of eczema, shingles, edema, swelling, ascites, scabs, and snakebites, among other maladies. The present study was an outreach research behind our previous study and aimed to analyze the chemical composition of phenolic extracts of Sapium sebiferum leaves and evaluate their effects on allergic contact dermatitis (ACD).

Standard compounds and other chemicals. Herbal reference standards including gallic acid, ellagic acid, hyperin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, quercetin and kaempferol were obtained from Chengdu Herbpurify Co., Ltd. (Chengdu, China). ...