A Case of Severe Friction Melanosis Improved by Intake of Food Containing Hot Water Extract of Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf with Husks
- VernacularTitle:ハトムギ全粒熱水抽出エキス含有食品の摂取により改善した摩擦黒皮症の1例
- Author:
Shizuka UEHARA
1
;
Mitsuru YOSHIDA
2
Author Information
- Keywords: Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf; Coix-seed reactive derivatives; CRD; friction melanosis; pigmentation
- From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2024;21(1):23-25
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Friction melanosis is a cutaneous entity characterized by a brownish pigmentation distributed on the skin over bony regions of various sites including a trunk or the limbs. In this report, we presented the case of a 44-year-old woman who developed severe friction melanosis around both knees and lower extremities for about 10 years. Coix-seed Reactive Derivatives (CRD) was administrated orally 4.0 g/day for 20 weeks and the lesions of pigmentation improved moderately. Further research is needed to define the optimal duration of CRD intake against friction melanosis.
