Grape Seed Extract?Muscat, Red Wine Extract,Vitis Vinefera Seed Extract?A Powerful Antioxidant and More.

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Basic Botanical Data of Grape Seed.

Grape Seed Extract INCI Name VITIS VINIFERA SEED EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No 284-511-6 CAS 84929-27-1 Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins OPC Polyphenols photo picture image Official Latin Name: Vitis vinifera

 Common Name:Grape Seed Extract, Muscat, Red Wine Extract, Vitis vinifera ,Vitis Vinefera (Grape) Seed Extract,Asma, Auzum, Domestic Grape, European Grape, Grape, Grape Vine, I'Nab, P'U T'Ao, P'U T'Ao Chiu, Raisin, Roseinekaerne, Tray, Vid, Vigne, Vine, Vite

 Part Used:Seeds of the fruit of the vine, once discarded as waste after the juice was pressed out for wine, have become the source of a popular dietary supplement.

 The Grape:

  The bunch of grapes is made up by a grape stalk and grapes. The grape stalk is the branched central axis where the grapes insert themselves. It contains thready substances such as lignin and cellulose, pectines, resines and tannines.

 The grapes is made up of the peel that has got an internal and an external part, both are composed of flattened cells. On teh grape's external surface there is a waxen substance, known as bloom, that keeps the chemical balance. This substance appears in the period of maturation and it regulates gasiform and water exchanges between the external and internal enviroment. There are other substance with waxen structure, such as alcohol esters and heavy acids. The bloom arranges itself in a small masses that permit a little permeability. In the squashed cells below there are also dyestuffs and aromatic substances that give grapes and must, their particular smell. The peels are extremly rich of mineral elements.

 The most internal part of the grape is the pulp. This is the most important part from a commercial point of view. It contains more sugars than the other part: glucose and fructose. The acids are organic: in particular tartaric, malic and citric acid. There are also proteins and other nitrogenous and even inorganic substances (like the ammonium ion).

 Wine grapes have one or more grapes seeds (pips) that contain polyhydric phenols and fat substances. They are extracted to have grapes seed's oil and are last discarded.
 Grape Seed Extract INCI Name VITIS VINIFERA SEED EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No 284-511-6 CAS 84929-27-1 Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins OPC Polyphenols photo picture image

 Properties and Indications:

 Grape Seed Extract has a number of benefits that have been written about extensively in medical journals. These include the following: Protection against cardio vascular disease. Grape Seed Extract reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke and helps improve peripheral and central circulation. It reduces varicose veins, repairs artery and vascular lining and aids in resistance to bruising. Grape Seed Extract improves visual acuity and enhances the benefits of vitamins. Grape Seed Extract enhances the immune system, reduces inflammation and helps control allergic responses. GSE improves joint flexibility and prostate function, reduces mental aging and enhances energy.Grape Seed Extract is a powerful antioxidant that protects against environmental pollution and toxins. It reduces free radical damage to the skin helping prevent wrinkles and reduces the risk of cancer.

 Properties: Anti-ageing, anti-allergenic, anti-allergic, anti-atherogenic, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-carcinogenic, anti-cavity, Anti-enzyme, anti-histamine, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, anti-oxidant, anti-tumour, anti-viral, capillary protective, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, vasodilatory.

 Indicated for: Ageing, allergies, arm and leg numbness or tingling, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, allergies, blood vessel damage, cataracts, cancer prevention, cataracts, diabetes, eczema, endemtriosis, eye-strain, fibromyalgia, gum disease, haemorrhoids, hair problems, hardening of arteries, hayfever, heart disease prevention, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, HIV, hives, impotence, improving circulation, leg cramps, lupus, macular degeneration, preventing degenerative diseases, promoting healing, psoriasis, retinopathy, ulcers, varicose veins.

 Chemistry: 95% Proanthocyanidins - phenolic compounds in the form of polymers or oligomers, built of flavan-3-ol units, such as catechin, epicatechin, gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, afzelechin and epiafzelechin.

 Botanical Description: grown in warm, temperate regions of the world. It produces clusters of pale green flowers. The fruit has green, yellow or reddish-purple skins and two to four seeds inside the pulpy flesh.

 Grapeseed is an important source of one of nature's most potent antioxidants - Proanthocyanidins (also called OPCs for oligomeric procyanidins, or PCOs for procyanidolic oligomers). These nutritionally valuable substances have been utilized to treat deteriorating diseases and conditions with great success. Grapeseed helps Vitamin C enter the body's cells, thus strengthening the cell membranes, and protecting the cells from oxidative damage. Research has shown that Proanthocyanidins (which are bioflavonoids) are anti-inflammatory, antihistamine,antiallergenic, and are major free radical scavengers. Proanthocyanidins help promote tissue elasticity, help heal injuries, reduce swelling and edema, restore collagen and improve peripheral circulation. Proanthocyanidins also help prevent bruising, strengthen weak blood vessels, protect against atherosclerosis, and reduce histamine production. Grapeseeds strengthen and support cardiovascular function, and improve the performance of the nervous system and immune system.

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last edit date:11th,May.2009.