Blackheads Home Remedy Using Psychotria

Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair

Specific Conditions Treated: Blackheads

Ingredients Used: Psychotria

Description: A Blackhead which is medically termed as an open comedo, is a yellowish or blackish plug or a bump on the skin. A blackhead is defined correctly as a type of acne vulgaris. An accumulation of excess oils in the sebaceous glands is the primary cause of blackheads. The black heads consists of keratin and sebum which is secreted by the sebaceous glands. There can be secondary pathogenic infections in the affected site also. Treatment of blackheads takes time. Most treatments take several weeks to months before a noticeable change is seen. Psychotria microlabastra aerial parts extract was as effective as common antibacterial and anti-fungal like penicillin, amoxycillin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, Genticyn or Fluoroquinolones in the treatment of Blackhead. They work in a similar way as these antibiotic drugs. Also there are no any side effects associated with Psychotria microlabastra in the treatment of Blackhead . Psychotria is a plant genus in the family Rubiaceae.

Directions For Use: Boil 50 Gms of finely pulverized Psychotria microlabastra aerial parts in 500 ml of water for 30 minutes. Strain and drink 15 ml of this extract thrice daily for a week. The symptoms of Blackhead are resolved in a week of treatment with Psychotria microlabastra aerial parts extracts.

Not To Use With: As such no interactions are seen with Psychotria microlabastra extracts, therefore no specific precautions need to be kept while treating Blackhead.

Side Effects:
No side effects are seen since Psychotria microlabastra extracts is safe and well tolerated in the treatment of Blackhead.

Expected Results: The symptoms of Blackhead have shown to be resolved in a week of the treatment with Psychotria microlabastra extracts.

Expected Results Within: 1 week