This food stuff is an Asian medicine therapy for inflamed wounds. The active compounds include 50% sugars such as saccharose, 10% fatty oils, leukoanthocyanidins, phytohormones, and piperidine derivatives including pipecolic acid. It has no reported health hazards (3).
A placebo-controlled trial with 5% date versus placebo in 10 patients was applied to the eye lid twice daily for five weeks. Statistically significant reduction in wrinkle surface (27.6%) and wrinkle depth was achieved. Six of the participants said visual improvement occurred (32).