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| Friday, August 29, 2008 |
| Pine Bark Extract Reduces Pain and Stiffness of Arthritis |
There is a pine tree that grows along European coastlines that appears to represent more than just another entry in the world’s botanical catalog. Pine bark extract from the Landes tree, also called the maritime pine, has been the subject this decade of several positive studies related to reducing high blood pressure.
Earlier this year, the maritime pine bark extract was linked to significantly easing arthritis pain and stiffness. The study was performed by Italian researcher Dr. Gianni Belcaro at Chieti-Pescara University. One particular version of pine bark extract has been patented as a registered drug by a French scientist and brand-named Pycnogenol (pronounced “pick-nah-jenn-all)
Pine bark extract was first discovered some 450 years ago by explorers who were suffering from scurvy, the vitamin C deficiency. They decided to make tea brewed from the pine bark and needles of the Landes tree. That plant-centric notion of medicine, quite common in those days, has found confirmation in European researchers who have connected pine bark extract to a group of antioxidants known as OPCs or oligomeric proanthocyanidins. OPCs are believed to fight against the buildup of plaque and cholesterol in the blood vessels, and can also be found in red wine and grape seed extract.
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