Monday, 14 October 2013

Thyme against acne



Mike Walden review author of acne no more program-Thyme may offer the best treatment for acne, according to experts at Leeds Metropolitan University.
The well known to the Greeks as in other Mediterranean people herb proving, as the researchers say, a very good and very natural alternative for acne sufferers who have sensitive skin and usually occurs irritations due to the application of antibacterial ointments.

Treatment with herbal tinctures
The researchers investigated the effect of thyme, myrrh and marigold to the bacterium Propionibacterium acnes that causes acne affecting the skin pores. In the context of their experiments tinctures used - ie alcoholic extracts - plant.
As explained by the head of the research group Margarita Gomez-Eskalanta, professor at Leeds Metropolitan University, "plants soaked in alcohol for days or weeks to create the tincture. From this process are released all their active substances. Although thyme, marigold and myrrh are common vegetable alternative to conventional antibacterial agents for the skin, our study is the first to demonstrate their effect on the bacterium that cause infections leading to acne. "
According to the results of study all herbal tinctures created by experts 'Terminator' bacterium acne after five minutes. However thyme proved to be the most powerful "medicine" against acne. The herb also appeared to be more effective than benzoyl peroxide which is the main active ingredient of most ointments and cleaning products for the skin which employ people with acne.

As noted Dr Gomez-Eskalanta during the Spring Conference of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin this week 'now needs to conduct additional experiments in conditions that more closely resemble the environment of the skin and to understand how these tinctures act at the molecular level. If the tincture of thyme that is clinically proven as effective as evidenced by our findings may provide a natural alternative to conventional drug therapies. " 
the researcher noted that the main problem with medicines containing benzoyl peroxide are the side effects such as heartburn and skin irritation. "The herbal extracts but" he "is not as' hard 'for the skin thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties while at the same time, according to our findings so far, seems to be equally - if not more - effective than chemical drugs' .


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