Sinecatechins (USAN, trade names Veregen and Polyphenon E) is a specific water extract of green tea leaves from Camellia sinensis that is the active ingredient in an ointment approved by the FDA in 2006 as a botanical drug to treat genital warts.[1][2][3] Sinecatechins are mostly catechins, 55% of which is epigallocatechin gallate.[4] It was the first botanical drug approved by the US FDA.[2]
Sinecatechins (USAN, trade names Veregen and Polyphenon E) is a specific water extract of green tea leaves from Camellia sinensis that is the active ingredient...
Epigallocatechin gallate List of Chinese teas Potential effects of tea on health Sinecatechins White tea Yellow tea Khan N, Mukhtar H (2013). "Tea and health: studies...
Administration approved the first botanical drug in the United States: sinecatechins, a green tea extract for genital warts. A botanical drug product is...