Berries, una nueva alternativa terapéutica en Dermatología

Resumen Los berries son frutos ampliamente estudiados y por decadas se han usados en distintas especialidades como herramienta terapeutica. Se han realizado multiples estudios que demuestran los efectos beneficiosos de su consumo y el uso de sus componentes en diferentes presentaciones. En la literatura mundial no existen publicaciones de casos clinicos del area dermatologica tratados con formulaciones en base a berries. La siguiente revision presenta evidencias que apoyan los potenciales efectos benefi ciosos de los componentes de los berries y sus acciones terapeuticas en el area de la salud (Dermatol Argent 2010;16(3):212-215). Palabras clave: berry, fitoquimicos, fenoles . Title: Berries, a new therapeutic alternative in Dermatology Abstract Berry fruits have been widely studied. They have been used as a therapeutic tool in a lot of areas in medicine. There have been many studies that show the beneficial eff ects of its consumption and the use of its components in different presentations. In the international literature there are no reports of clinical cases of the dermatologic area treated with formulations on the basis of berries. The following review will present evidences supporting that berries components and its actions can exert potencially healthy effects. (Dermatol Argent 2010;16(3):212-215). Key words: berry, phytochemicals, phenolics.