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Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
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Bilberry extract may ease the damages of stress: study - Nutra USA,
10/28/08 - "Mice supplemented with an anthocyanin-rich
bilberry extract (Mirtoselect, Indena) at doses of 50, 100, and 200
milligrams per kilograms per day experienced lower ALT levels than
non-supplemented restrained animals (17.23 versus 107.68 units per litre,
respectively)"
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Bilberry and pine bark combo wards off glaucoma: study - Nutra USA,
7/24/08 - "intra-ocular hypertension (IOP) ... The
bilberry and pine bark product was Mirtogenol, a combination of Indena's
Mirtoselect standardised bilberry extract and Horphag's Pycnogenol pine bark
extract ... IOP was also seen to be lowered in 19 of the 20 intervention
patients, from an average of 25.2mmHg to 22.0mmHG. Only one of the control
patients saw a drop in IOP" - [Abstract]
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Effects of Mirtogenol on ocular blood flow and intraocular hypertension in
asymptomatic subjects - Mol Vis. 2008 Jul 10;14:1288-92 -
"intraocular pressure (IOP) ... After two months of
supplementation with Mirtogenol, the mean IOP decreased from a baseline of
25.2 mmHg to 22.2 mmHg. After three months of treatment with Mirtogenol, the
IOP was significantly lowered compared to that of untreated controls
(p<0.05) to 22.0 mmHg" - [Nutra
USA] - See
bilberry products at iHerb
and
pine bark/Pycnogenol products at iHerb.
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Four New Studies Strongly Suggest That Components From Three Types [elderberry, chokeberry and bilberry] Of Red Berry Fruits Help Arteries - Intelihealth, 4/22/02 -
"Extracts from chokeberry and bilberry, but not elderberry, produce a direct dose-dependent relaxation of porcine coronary arteries, with chokeberry extract being the most potent. This relaxation was totally dependent on the vascular endothelium because the
extracts did not significantly contract or relax arteries in which the endothelium was removed"
- Got Anthocyanins? - Nutrition Science News, 12/01
- Phytochemicals: The Ties That Bind - Nutrition Science News, 7/01 -
"Bilberry has become popular for its ability to help correct vision
disorders associated with retina degeneration, including macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, poor night vision, and diabetic retinopathy. It also improves or prevents glaucoma and cataracts"
- Second Sight - Nutrition Science News, 4/99Protective
Effects of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Extract on Restraint
Stress-Induced Liver Damage in Mice - J Agric Food Chem. 2008
Aug 9 - "Bilberry extract (containing 42.04%
anthocyanins) was oral administrated to mice at 50, 100, and 200
mg/(kg.day) for five days, which remarkably decreased plasma ALT
level to 17.23 +/- 2.49 U/L at the dose of 200 mg/(kg.day) and thus
alleviated stress-induced liver damage. In addition, bilberry
extracts increased glutathione (GSH) and vitamin C levels and
significantly decreased MDA and nitric oxide (NO) levels in the
liver tissues. These results suggest that bilberry extract plays an
important role in protecting against restraint stress-induced liver
damage by both scavenging free radicals activity and lipid
peroxidation inhibitory effect. This study showed the beneficial
health effects of bilberry extract through its antioxidative action"
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Protective Effects of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Extract on
KBrO3-Induced Kidney Damage in Mice - J Agric Food Chem. 2007
Dec 20 - "bilberry extract reduced the
degree of oxidative stress and kidney damage induced by KBrO 3.
These findings demonstrate that the protective effect of bilberry
extract is attributed to its free radical scavenging activity and
lipid peroxidation inhibitory effect"
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