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Key Benefits:
Recommended Dosage:
One tablet or more taken orally per day as a dietary herbal supplement.
Initially, to achieve therapeutic levels, consumers should take a loading dose to saturate their cells and bodies and then continue with a maintenance dose. It is recommended that the loading dose phase last for 7 to 10 days and one should take 1.5 to 3.0 milligrams (mg.) of Pycnogenol® for every kilogram of weight. This means a 100 pound man or woman would take between 100 mg. and 200 mg. at first to reach tissue saturation. After 7 to 10 days, the dose can be cut back to one-half or less -- about 50 mg. per day -- to simply replace what is eliminated each day.
Intended Uses:
Pycnogenol® is a patented pine tree bark extract from Pinus maritma trees located in southern France. Pycnogenol® is a mixture of bioflavonoids and proanthocyanadins having enormous antioxidant properties. It is considered to be the strongest antioxidant available. It is 50 times stronger than vitamin E and 20 times stronger than Vitamin C as an antioxidant. You can find more information on our pages Pycnogenol® Science and Pycnogenol® Questions & Answers.
Pycnogenol® is a non-toxic and safe antioxidant capable of helping prevent cancer, slow tumor growth, and slow tissue degeneration associated with the free radical aging process.
Pycnogenol® has been shown to lower histamine levels which reduces allergic reactions (such as hay fever and asthma) and inflammatory responses. It has been shown to protect against vascular permeability which include venous diseases of the legs, leg ulcers, swelling of the legs, cold legs and hands, and intermittent claudication.
Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant and essential vitamin. Consumption of vitamin C has been shown to lower the risk of some types of cancer. Vitamin C works especially well when combined with Pycnogenol® and synergistically increases the antioxidant effects of both ingredients. Vitamin C is one of our focus vitamins where you may find detailed information on it.
Our Unique Formulation:
Pycnogenol® is sometimes sold by disreputable manufacturers using less expensive and inferior materials. The Pycnogenol® we use is the best (and only authentic) material available (see a typical Certificate of Analysis on Pycnogenol®) and is specially formulated with vitamin C where the effects of both are increased by each other. Our exclusive easy to take formula PycC™ is an ideal method to consume two very powerful antioxidants (free radical scavengers).
Additional Information:
See the latest research findings where ingredients in this product may help prevent heart disease (see news references Antioxidants Lowers Free Radicals and Heart Attacks and Low Vitamin C Associated With Heart Attacks), smoking effects on fetal infant(s) during pregnancy, sunburn, improve lung function, reduce oxidative stress, and treat colorectal cancer and diabetes.
Also, vitamin C has other important nutritional health qualities such as Vitamin C May Lower Gallstone Risk (in women) and Vitamin C May Cut Lung Disease Risk.
Keep in mind that vitamin C intake may be lower than you would expect -- see American Diets May Lack Vitamin C and Lower Vitamin C in Smokers' Breast Milk. Also, vitamin C levels will be lower in patients with nephropathy (kidney disease) and may play a role in Increased Heart Risk for Diabetics with Nephropathy.
Antioxidants help prevent aging (see Cell's "Recycling'' May Yield Clues To Aging).
References and More Reading:
The New Antioxidant - Plus ( The Amazing Story of Pycnogenol® , Free- Radical Antagonist and Vitamin C Potentiator ) by Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D. Published in 1992 by Keats Publishing, Inc. (New Canaan, CT).
OPC in Practice ( Bioflavanols and Their Application) by Bert Schwitters in collaboration with Prof. Jack Masquelier. Published 1993 by Alfa Omega Publishers (Italy).
EACH tablet contains:
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 August, 2006.
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