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Emu Oil Is Being Looked At By University Medical CentersTo order reprints please go to http://www.aea-emu.org/research.asp Emu Oil Burn Study Results (AEA Funded, 1995-1998) Report by Margaret Pounder, AEA President. (Reprinted from AEA EMU Update, Summer 1998 issue). Summary: A long term study was initiated by Dr. John Griswold, Director of
the Timothy J. Harner Burn Center (affiliated with Texas Tech University
Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas) in 1995 to analyze the potential effects
of emu oil in the healing of re-epithelialized burn wounds. The study
found that the patients, "almost unanimously favored emu oil as an
end result and during application", and that there was statistically
significant difference in scar reduction and inflammation of the emu oil
treated wounds. Fatty Acid Analysis of Emu Oil (AEA Funded study , 1994) By: Dr. Paul Smith, Dr. Margaret Craig-Schmidt, and Amanda Brown at Auburn University. (Reprinted from AEA News, September 1994 Issue). Summary: Analysis of fatty acids in emu oil reveals that it contains
approximately 70% unsaturated fatty acids. The major fatty acid found in
emu oil is oleic acid, which is monounsaturated and which comprises over
40% of the total fatty acid content. Emu oil also contains both of the
two essential fatty acids (EFA's) which are important to human health:
20% linoleic, and 1-2% alpha-linolenic acid. Emu Oil: Comedogenicity Testing: (Study done for E.R.I., 1993) By: Department of Dermatology, at Texas Medical School, Houston. Summary: Testing using rabbit ear histological assay, with emu oil in
concentrations of 25%, 75%, and 100% show that emu oil in concentrations
up to 100% is non-comedogenic, i.e. it does not clog the pores of the
skin. Moisturizing and Cosmetic Properties of Emu Oil: A Double Blind Study (1994) By, Dr. Alexander Zemtsov, Indiana University School of Medicine: Dr. Monica Gaddis, Ball Memorial Hospital; and Dr. Victor Montalvo-Lugo, Ball Memorial Hospital (Reprinted from AEA News, October/November 1994 Issue). Summary: Eleven human subjects took part in a double-blind clinical study
which compared emu oil with mineral oil in texture, skin permeability and
moisturizing properties, as well as comedogenicity and irritability to the
skin. No irritation to the skin was observed with either oil. However,
comedogenicity of emu oil was significantly lower than that of mineral
oil, and all subjects stated a unanimous preference for emu oil. Composition of Emu Oil: The Micro View (1997) By Dr. Leigh Hopkins, AEA Oil Standards Team (Research Leader). (Reprinted from AEA News, Spring 1997 issue). Summary: When compared with human skin oil, the fatty acid composition
of emu oil is found to be quite similar. In both types of oil,
monounsaturated oleic acid is the most prevalent fatty acid, followed by
palmitic acid, then linoleic acid, which is an EFA (essential fatty
acid). This similarity may be one of the factors enabling emu oil to
have such a positive action on human skin. Emu Cream Assists Lidocaine: Local Anesthetic Absorption Through Human Skin (1997) By: Dr. William Code. (Presented at the 88th American Oil Chemists Society annual meeting, May 1997, Reprinted from AEA News, Summer 1997 issue.)
Summary: In his initial work with an emu oil based cream combined with
spearmint oil and lidocaine, Dr. Code has found that this mixture
appears to produce a reduced sensation in the skin as compared with
another mixture of local anesthetics without emu oil. The goal is to
reduce sensitivity to the skin in a safe, fast and effective way for
procedures such as suturing or giving injections. Emu Oil: A Source of Nontoxic Transdermal Anti-inflammatory
Agents in Aboriginal Medicine (1997) By: Dr. Michael Whitehouse and Athol Turner, Dept. of Medicine,
University of Queensland, Australia. Summary: Ongoing studies on the anti-inflammatory activity of emu
oils, as tested using the arthritis-induced rat model, indicate that
different emu oils vary in their ability to suppress arthritic symptoms
and that a chemical test for biological activity is needed rather than
continuing to use the rat model.
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