Does supplementation with green tea extract improve acne in post-adolescent women? A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 159-163

  Lu, P H ^a,b   Hsu, C H ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Epigallocatechin 3 gallate; Green tea extract; Post adolescent

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; PLANT EXTRACT; TEA;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CATECHIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960432561     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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