Symptoms of Vitiligo
Research analysis lead by Kamal Patel
All content reviewed by Examine.com Team.
Published:
Last Updated:
All content reviewed by Examine.com Team.
Published:
Last Updated:
Summary of Symptoms of Vitiligo
Primary Information, Benefits, Effects, and Important Facts
Scientific Information on Symptoms of Vitiligo
Human Effect Matrix
The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect symptoms of vitiligo
| Grade | Level of Evidence [show legend] |
|---|---|
|
Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
|
Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
|
Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
|
Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
|
Level of Evidence
?
The amount of high quality evidence. The mo
re evidence, the more we can trust the results.
|
Outcome |
Magnitude of effect
?
The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
|
Consistency of research results
?
Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
|
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Picrorhiza kurroa |
Notable
|
- See study |
The one study using picrorhiza kurroa for the purpose of treating vitiligo noted that after daily usage that 27% of the subjects experienced complete resolution of symptoms (curative effect)
|
|
|
Ginkgo biloba |
Minor
|
Very High See 2 studies |
EGb-761 appears to be associated with skin repigmentation in persons suffering from vitiligo, although the degree of this effect is fairly modest
|
|
|
Polypodium leucotomos | - | - See study |
Currently no evidence to support a role of polypodium leucotomos in the treatment of vitiligo
|