KHELICARE
Khelicare™ Tablets
Khelin 100mg + Borage Extract 400mg + Vitamin B12 1mg
+ L-Phenylalanine 100mg + Vitamin D 5000 I.U + Vitamin B9 200mcg
+ Copper Peptide 25mg + Bittermelon Extract 10mg + Psoralen Corylifolia 50mg
Vitiligo is not just a cosmetic problem -it is a major social dysfunction that seriously curtails their ability to lead a normal work, social or married life.
Reversal of the white spots and restoration of normal skin color is therefore the primary hope for all these disfigured vitiligo patients.
Khellin
- A furanochromone, as photosensitizer is a herbal folk medicine used for variety of maladies,
- As opposed to psoralens, khellin does not induce skin phototoxicity with UVA but it induces repigmentation similar to psoralens'
- More than 70% repigmentation was achieved in 41% of the patients²
L-phenylalanine
- Is added to the formula in order to promote the stability of the solution.
- Oxidative stress plays a role in the pathomechanism of vitiligo and because L-phenylalanine has anti-oxidant properties this may be the way it works'
Vitamin D
- Affects both innate and adaptive immune responses through receptors in T and B lymphocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells
- Increases melanogenesis via a nuclear hormone receptor - the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in melanocytes²
Psoralea Corylifolia
- Promotes pigmentation and supports the stimulation of melanin pigments in the skin structure
Borage Oil
- Borage Oil with high GLA decreases the production of free radicals and pro-inflammatory cytokines, thus helps by tackling oxidative stress in vitiligo
Vitamin B12 & B9
- Supplementation combined with sun exposure induces repigmentation better than either the vitamins or sun exposure alone
Copper Peptide
- Copper-containing polyphenoloxidases such as tyrosinase are involved in the production of melanin from tyrosine
1. Arch Biochem Biophys 1992;296:521-9, 2. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013;79:750-8.
