Pine Bark Extract
Active Ingredients Proanthocyanidins

 Pine Bark Extract

Latin Name                    Pinus

Chinese Name                  Song

Family                        Pinaceae

Part of the Plant Used            Bark

Active Ingredients              Proanthocyanidins

Product Specification

95% Proanthocyanidins by UV
90%polyphenols by UV

Product Introduction

Proanthocyanidins in pine bark extract keep veins and other blood vessels from leaking.Slowing retinopathy.Treat arteriosclerosis and diabetes.
Because pine bark extract has antioxidant activity, it helps to limit free radicals.
Pine bark extract could be helpful for individuals with coronary heart disease or high cholesterol.

The pine bark extract group had a significant reduction in hyperactivity and improved attention, visual-motor coordination, and concentration, whereas there were no positive effects noted in the placebo group. One month after pine bark extract treatment ceased, patients had recurrence of symptoms. Treatment was not significantly effective for girls in contrast to boys, but there were only 6 girls in the pine bark extract group.
Pine Bark Extract has proven to be one of the most potent antioxidants, a property that may explain why pine bark has been used in folk medicine around the world, according to a new report by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.

Pine Bark Extract OPC is able to cross the blood barrier of the brain to provide extra protection against free radicals in the nervous system and circulatory system. There is also evidence that Pine Bark Extract provides extra protection for collagen. Pine Bark Extract also frees up Vitamin C to perform its many other important functions.

Physiological Functions

As a kind of antioxidants, Opcs can scavenge free radical., and the free radical plays important roles in eliminating speckles, enhance cardiovascular health, inhibiting growth and formation of certain types of cancer, improving visual performance in humans, reduceing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, reducing symptoms in gastric ulcers, protecting cells against drug, chemical and environmental pollutants toxicity, reducing aging and loss of elasticity in skin.

Action:
1)Pine Bark Extract is effective for treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , at least in boys.
2)Pine Bark Extract can be improved attention and visual-motor coordination and concentration of these children.

Applications

Pharmaceutical stuff