Green tea good for genital warts

Botanical ointments containing sinecatechins, a green tea extract, are found effective in treating external genital and anal warts. Genital or venereal warts can occur singly or in clusters of rough, bumpy growths around the anus, vagina and vulva, and sometimes on the cervix. The warts are less common in men, but when they occur, they develop in and around the anus, penis, groin or scrotal areas, and can also grow inside the urethra. Green tea has always been known to have several health benefits and its extracts have been found useful in fighting cancer. To estimate the clinical efficacy of topical sinecatechins, a defined green tea extract, in the treatment of external genital and perianal warts, American researchers conducted a randomised trial involving 502 males and female patients aged 18 years and older, with 2–30 anogenital warts ranging from 12 to 600 mm2 total wart area. The participants were randomly asked to apply sinecatechins ointment 15% or 10% or ointments without sinecatechins, three times daily for a maximum of 16 weeks or until complete clearance of all warts, followed by a 12-week treatment-free follow-up to assess recurrence. It was found that warts cleared completely in 57% of the patients who applied sinecatechins ointment in comparison to just 34% of participants who applied ointment without sinecatechins. Most side effects reported with sinecatechins ointment were mild to moderate skin and application site reactions. The findings confirm that the use of sinecatechins ointment for external warts. Sinecatechins ointment is approved for the topical treatment of genital warts and perianal warts in people aged 18 years and older.

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