Green Tea Extract: A Novel Addition to the Antihirsutism Armamentarium?

    June 2009 in “ ˜The œjournal of alternative and complementary medicine/Journal of alternative and complementary medicine ”
    Mohammad Reza Namazi, Amir Feily
    Studysummary This letter discusses the potential of green tea extract as a treatment for hirsutism but reports no clinical outcomes.
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