Polypodium leucotomos and sunburn

What 2 graded rows on polypodium leucotomos agree on for sunburn, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Polypodium leucotomos page, with its PubMed record.

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Polypodium leucotomos and sunburn

2 rows · 47 people

Inconsistent: both rows reported mixed results.

Mixed
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Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside. Outlined: mixed results.
  • Grade D× 2
Rows
2
Trials
2
People
47

What the rows share

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade D, is an open-label trial of 25 people (2026) and reported mixed results.

Each row reported mixed results on its own, so there is no side to compare. The rows enrolled 22 to 25 people and were published from 2025 to 2026.

The rows

2 mixed
  1. Grade DUVA sunburn threshold and DNA damage · Mixed

    Open-label trial · n 25 · 2026 · Healthy adults with skin types I–III

    480 mg/day · 30 days

    Minimal erythema dose rose 26% from baseline; thymidine dimers in skin and urine did not fall.

    Row on the Polypodium leucotomos page · PubMed 41838346 (opens PubMed)

  2. Grade DUVB sunburn threshold and DNA damage · Mixed

    Open-label trial · n 22 · 2025 · Healthy adults with skin types I–III (22 of 24 in the extract group completed)

    480 mg/day · 30 days

    Minimal erythema dose to narrow-band UVB rose 29% (p = 0.00018); thymidine dimers in skin biopsies and urine did not change significantly.

    Row on the Polypodium leucotomos page · PubMed 41182568 (opens PubMed)

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