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Glossary: Quercetin
 


Definition
A highly active bioflavonoid which is absorbed most effectively in combination with bromelain.

Topics Related To Quercetin
Allergic Rhinitis / Hay FeverRecommendation Bioflavonoids
"Plants high in bioflavonoids such as quercetin and curcuma (rose hips, bilberry) are especially useful because they reduce your body's production of histamines or leukotrienes (substances that cause allergy symptoms) and strengthen..."

Antioxidant Requirement

The Condition
"...quercetin and kaempferol Polyphenols e..."

Asthma

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Quercetin appears to be important in the prevention of asthma attacks..."

Bioflavonoid Need

The Condition
"...Some of the best-known flavonoids, such as genistein in soy and quercetin in onions, could be considered subcategories..."

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"When doctors recommend supplementation, the most common amounts suggested are 1,000mg of citrus flavonoids or 400mg of quercetin, each taken three times per day..."

Bioflavonoids

As A Treatment
"...Bioflavonoids such as Quercetin, Rutin, and Hesperidin are vital through their ability to increase the strength of the capillaries (blood vessels) and to regulate their permeability..."

Blood Type A

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Quercetin may be of value for cancer prevention for those with blood type A..."

Blood Type AB

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Quercetin may be of value for cancer prevention in those with blood type AB..."

Bromelain

As A Treatment
"...Bromelain is also helpful in the absorption of many other supplemental ingredients such as glucosamine, quercetin, rutin, and many others..."

Chamomile

As A Treatment
"...Other active constituents include the flavonoids apigenin, luteolin, and quercetin..."

Chronic Inflammation

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Clinical trials have not yet examined the effects of the bioflavonoid quercetin in the treatment of inflammation..."

Green Tea

As A Treatment
"...Tea also contains flavonoids such as quercetin, rutin, etc; as well as tannins, fats, amino acids and nearly 300 other components..."

Hawthorn Berry Extract

As A Treatment
"...Bioflavonoids found in Hawthorn include oligomeric procyanidins (OPCc), vitexin, quercetin, and hyperoside..."

Hives

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"The flavonoid quercetin inhibits the manufacture and release of histamine and other allergic compounds involved in allergies..."

Phyllanthus

As A Treatment
"...quercetin)..."

Pregnancy-Related Issues

Recommendation against Bioflavonoids
"Quercetin should be avoided during pregnancy..."

Sinusitis

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Quercetin is being used widely for sinus problems..."

St John's Wort

As A Treatment
"...While Hypericum contains two similar naphthodianthrones (hypericin and pseudohypericin), as well as many flavonoids (quercetin, quercetrin, amentoflavones, hyperin, xanthones, rutin, and more), they seem to be extracted by similar conditions..."

Vasculitis

Recommendation Bioflavonoids
"Due to its antioxidant effect, quercetin can inhibit inflammatory processes mediated by "leukotrienes" (inflammatory agents a thousand times more powerful than histamines), hyaluronidase (collagen-destroying enzymes), and lysosomal..."





Last updated: May 10, 2007


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