REPORT ON CARDIOVASCULAR TEST BANGALORE, INDIA.

PREPARED FOR DR. PRAVIN KINI, APRIL 12, 1997

Research shows the following on Anthocyanidins, which are extracted from the Hawthorn Berry. It contains 1.8% Vitexin-2 Rhamnoside, which is an active flavonoid within the fruit.

1. Supports the heart’s metabolic process to increase oxygen utilization and blood supply.  
2. Provides non-hypertension drugs to support and help the body maintain it’s own Normal Blood Pressure Levels.  
3. Provides nourishment to the body, which helps maintain healthy cholesterol, levels and decreases the amount of existing Arterial Plaque. 

In order to function at its optimal and proper level, the heart requires large amounts of oxygen delivered to it through the blood supply. The demand for oxygen is so great that the heart actually has its own separate circulatory system to transport blood and oxygen only to cardiac tissue through the coronary arteries. Thus it enhances cardiac health. 

Anthocyanidins, which are extracted from Hawthorn berries, have been found to be useful in supporting healthy blood pressure by opening the coronary vessels, thus improving the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart.  

There are a variety of biologically active Flavonoids (from plant pigments) that are found in Hawthorn berries, which are the principle active compounds. These Flavoniod components, in particularly the Anthocyanidins and Proanthocyanidins, provide a stabilizing effect on the collagen, which is the most abundant protein of the body and the glue, so to speak, that holds cells together. It also provides a powerful antioxidant and free radical scavenging action, which helps prevent free radical damage. 

By reinforcing the natural cross-linking of collagen fibers, Anthocyanidins strengthen the cardiovascular connective tissue and reduce arterial plaque. It has also been shown to improve the heart’s metabolic process, which creates a positive isotropic effect on the heart muscle (an increase in the force of the heart’s contraction). The stabilization of the heart muscle thereby promotes regular heart rhythms. There is extensive research, which clearly indicates the beneficial support that this product provides for cardiovascular health.