Monday, December 04, 2006

Anti-Inflammatory May One Day Be Used For Rosacea

Biochemists have discovered that an African plant called Grains of Paradise, a food item for centuries in West Africa, contains a powerful anti-inflammatory substance. The compound has been licensed to biotechnology companies, and will soon be in cosmetics and, scientists hope, new drugs. The drugs would treat arthritis, heart disease and other conditions with inflammation such as rosacea as their root cause.