Some people on the list asked about Pycnogenol. Here are the info i
could get on the product. It's a food supplement that has been shown to
have a powerful free radical scavenging activity. It's unusually high
biovailabilty rate. Studies have proven the rapid uptake and
distribution of Pycnogenol througout the body. Being water soluble it
is absorbed almost instanly. It was shown to be 50 times more effective
as an antioxidant than vitamin E, and 20 times more effective tha
vitamin C, and it crosses the blood-brain barriert to also protect the
blood vessels in the brain from oxidation.
It is made from the bark of natural marine pine. There is no solvent
residues, natural or syntheticadditives or other dilutents in
Pycnogenol. It is absorbed and on it's way to tissues within 20 minutes.
It is recommended to take 1.5 to 3 milligrams per 2.2 ponds of body
weight.It is important that the bottle says that the source of the
product is from Horpnag Overseas, LTD of Geneva, Switzerland.
Denis Rocheleau
