Also called procyanidin, it is a powerful antioxidant that chemically belongs to the class of bioflavonoids. Pycnogenol® is an example of a commercial product. Grape seed extract, pine bark extract, as well as berries such as hawthorn berries, cherries, blueberries, and blackberries and, to a lesser extent, red wine, are natural sources. Also: Proanthocyanidins

	Gout / Hyperuricemia Recommendation Increased Fruit/Vegetable Consumption "...Cherries, hawthorn berries, blueberries, and other dark red-blue berries are rich sources of anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins..." Grape Seed Extract As A Treatment "With high levels of oligomeric proanthocyanidin, which is 50 times more potent than vitamin E and 20 times more potent than vitamin C, grape seed extract is an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger par excellence..." Hawthorn Berry Extract As A Treatment "...A number of other compounds are also found in hawthorn such as proanthocyanidins, various vitamins and minerals, fructose, beta-sitosterol, xanthine derivatives and more..." Parkinson's Disease Recommendation Grape Seed Extract "Flavonoids, and in particular the proanthocyanidins (grape seed and pine bark extracts) should also be excellent candidates as Parkinson's disease preventers and retarders..." Recommendation CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) "Other antioxidants such as coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) and proanthocyanidins may be equally or more effective than vitamins C and E..." Recommendation Broad Beans "...A 100gm serving of broad beans (including the pods) provides about 250mg of l-dopa and in addition a significant amount of proanthocyanidins..." Varicose Veins The Condition "...The anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins should be supplemented as they are the strongest acting of the flavonoids..."

Last updated: Oct 08, 2008