Pine Bark Extract

Latin Name:Pinus massoniana L.

Part Used: Inner Bark

Source of Plant: China

Active Ingredients:Proanthocyanidins

Main functions:

1.Extending the lifetime of vitamin C in the body, prolonging its beneficial effects as an antioxidant.
2.Helping Vitamin C work better in the brain. Vitamin C is needed for the synthesis of the neurotransmitters norepinephirine, dopamine and serotonin, which are involved with ADD.
3.Suppressing the production of NO (nitric oxide) and thus limits the collateral damage resulting from immune system attacks on viral and bacterial invaders.
4.Preventing and treating a condition known as chronic venous insufficiency.
5.Being effective for slowing retinopathy
6.Lowering blood levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol moderately
7.Relieving abdominal pain for women with endometriosis.
8.Improving concentration and reducing restless behavior for the children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
9.Injecting pine bark extract produced significant reductions in blood sugar levels, taking orally pine bark extract has also shown slight antidiabetic effects.
10.Fighting aging and restoring wrinkled skin.