Cranberry Extract |
|
Latin Name |
Vaccinium Macrocarpon L. |
Active ingredients |
Proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins |
synonyms |
Agrio, Airelle à Gros Fruits, Airelle Canneberge,
Airelle Européenne, Airelle Rouge, American Cranberry, Arándano, Arándano
Americano, Arándano Rojo, Arándano Trepador, Atoca, Atoka, Bearberry,
Canneberge, Canneberge à Feuillage Persistant, Canneberge d'Amérique,
Canneberge Européenne, Cocktail au Jus de Canneberge, Cranberry Extract,
Cranberry Fruit, Cranberry Fruit Juice, Cranberry Juice, Cranberry Juice
Cocktail, Cranberry Juice Concentrate, Cranberry Powder, Cranberry Powdered
Extract, Craneberry, Da Guo Yue Jie, Da Guo Yue Ju, Da Guo Suan Guo Man Yue
Ju, European Cranberry, Extrait de Canneberge, Große Moosbeere, Gros Atoca,
Grosse Moosbeere, Jus de Canneberge, Jus de Canneberge à Base de Concentré,
Jus de Canneberge Frais, Kliukva, Kliukva Obyknovennaia, Kranbeere, Large
Cranberry, Man Yue Ju, Man Yue Mei, Moosebeere, Mossberry, Oomi No Tsuruko
Kemomo, Oxycoccus hagerupii, Oxycoccus macrocarpos, Oxycoccus microcarpus,
Oxycoccus palustris, Oxycoccus quadripetalus, Petite Cannberge, Pois de
Fagne, Pomme des Prés, Ronce d'Amerique, Sirop de Canneberge, Small
Cranberry, Trailing Swamp Cranberry, Tsuru-Kokemomo, Vaccinium hagerupii,
Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium
palustre. |
Appearance |
Dark purple fine powder |
Part used |
berry |
Specification |
Proanthocyanidins 25%/ anthocyanins25%/PAC 1.5% UV/Organic acid 30%(Malic acid,Quinic acid,Citric acid)HPLC |
Dosage |
300-500mg daily |
Main benefits |
Antioxidant, anticancer, , anti-diabetes, Urinary
Tract Infections |
Applied industries |
Medicine, food additive, dietary supplement |
What is Cranberry?
According to wikipedia Cranberries are a
group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of
the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded
as a genus in its own right. They can be found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler
regions of the northern hemisphere.
Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or
vines up to 2 metres (7 ft) long and 5 to 20 centimetres (2 to 8 in) in height;
they have slender, wiry stems that are not thickly woody and have small
evergreen leaves. The flowers are dark pink, with very distinct reflexed
petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. They
are pollinated by bees. The fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of
the plant; it is initially white, but turns a deep red when fully ripe. It is
edible, with an acidic taste that can overwhelm its sweetness.
Cranberries are a major commercial crop in
certain American states and Canadian provinces (see cultivation and uses
below). Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam,
and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers.
Cranberry sauce is regarded as an indispensable part of traditional American
and Canadian Thanksgiving menus and some European winter festivals.
Since the early 21st century within the global functional food industry, raw cranberries have been marketed as a "superfruit" due to their nutrient content and antioxidant qualities.
Chemical constituents of Cranberry Extract
The phytonutrients found in cranberries areanthocyanins, flavanoids, phenolic acid, proanthocyanidins and triterpenoids.
Benefits of taking Cranberry Extract supplements:
Prevents
Urinary Tract Infections
In the early 1920s, American scientists discovered that people who eat large amounts of cranberries have more acid in their urine than those who do not eat high amounts of the berry. Because bacteria cannot survive in an acidic environment, the researchers speculated that a diet rich in cranberries may help prevent and treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are commonly caused by bacteria known as Escherichia coli. In time, the popularity of cranberry for UTIs soared and many women reported satisfactory results from drinking cranberry juice.
Numerous studies, have shown that increased cranberry consumption significantly lowers instances of urinary tract infections in women. Cranberry contains hippuric acid, which, along with other compounds, can reduce the adverse effects of E. coli bacteria in the urinary tract.
Like some Flavonoid material the following
effect:
>Reduce blood pressure
>Reduce oxidized LDL cholesterol levels
>Reduce inflammation
>Reduce the chance of a heart attack
>Reduce recovery time following a heart
attack
>Reduce weight gain
>Reduce eye inflammation
>Reduce muscle recovery time after
workouts
>Regulate Blood sugar
>Reduce the chance of developing cancer
Side effects and safety of Cranberry Extract
Cranberry is LIKELY SAFE for most people. Cranberry juice and cranberry extracts have been used safely in research. Cranberry juice is LIKELY SAFE for children. But drinking too much cranberry juice can cause some side effects such as mild stomach upset and diarrhea.