After removal of the patches, the treated skin was assessed for the degree of erythema and
oedema evidence at 1 hour, 24, 48 and 72 hrs.Two out of three treated rabbits exhibited slight
erythema of skin observed at 1 hr and the recovery of skin reaction was found within 24 hrs of the observation period. It indicated that the PM might cause mild skin irritation in acute.The scores of skin reactions of the rabbits treated with base cream (control area) and the PM (treated area) were shown in Tables 1 and 2,respectively