Meaning

(organic chemistry) Any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins..

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1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins.
2. An antioxidant dietary supplement containing such an extract.

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On the other hand, pycnogenols, widely found in old empirical antiscorbutic remedies, seem more appropriate...

Proanthocyanidins are included in the pycnogenols, a plant polyphenol chemical group, whose physical, chemical and biological properties have been studied in numerous works (see more especially J. Masquelier, J. Michaud, J. Laparra, and M. C. Dumon, Internat. J. Vit. Nutr. Res. 1979, 49, 307-311).

He has found that pycnogenols not only prevent free radical damage to internal organs but also help prevent skin wrinkling.

The second embodiment of the invention includes the pine bark extract known as proanthocyanidine, also known as pycnogenol.

Masquelier (34,35) was perhaps one of the first to recognize the potential of this class of compounds, referring to them as pycnogenols or proanthocyanidols.

Human trials have shown that the flavonoids of pycnogenol can prevent peripheral hemorrhage, swelling of legs due to water retention, diabetic retinopathy, and high blood pressure.

As study after study has shown, nutrients such as grape seed extract and pycnogenols are great all-around helpers for capillaries, veins, and arteries.

...vitamin A (2500 international units [IU]); vitamin C (250 mg); pantothenic acid (200 mg); zinc (10 mg); pycnogenols (5 mg); stinging nettle ( 1 00 mg); cayenne (20 mg).

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