American researchers found in green tea components that can be offered to patients suffering from skin diseases like psoriasis or dandruff, according to an online edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net In psoriasis, skin cells multiply uncontrolled, peeling and thickening the skin. The cells of the immune system are sharply activated and cause inflammation.

When studying the disease on the model of inflammatory reactions in animals, scientists from Georgia, the USA found that the components of green tea slow down the process of cell division and reduce the inflammatory reaction of the skin, affecting certain genes.

According to the head of the study, Dr.

Stephen Hsu, the treatment currently offered is quite effective, but with prolonged use time it can cause serious side effects up to the skin carcinoma.

Green tea can be a worthy alternative for these methods. The main drawback of tea is that its components are very active and in contact with other ingredients lose their activity. The next step will be to search for a formula that is soluble in fats, rather than water that is unable to penetrate the skin barrier.

Medicinform. Net.