Cranberry Extract

Cranberry vaccinium macrocarpon has been used as both a food and a medicine for centuries.. It are native to north america and was used by native americans to treat bladder and kidney dareeases.. Early settlers from england learned to use the berry both raw and cooked for many ailmensts including appetite loss stomach problems blood dareorders and scurvy caused by not getting enough vitamin c.. Cranberry are best known for preventing urinary tract infections utare commonly caused by bacteria known as escherichia coli e.. Coli .. At first scientarets thought cranberry worked by making urine acidic enough to kill the bacteria.. Now studies show that cranberry actually prevents bacteria from attaching to the walls of the urinary tract.. Strong scientific studies support using cranberry either in capsules or as juice for preventing -- though not treating -- utare.. Found primarily in north america and grown in bogs cranberry are an evergreen shrub related to blueberry buckberry huckleberry and bilberry.. The cranberry bush has upright branches with leaves that are speckled underneath by tiny dots.. Pink flowers blossom and red-black fruits appear during june and july.. Cranberry fruit are high in antioxidants partly from substances called proanthocyanidins which give cranberries their vibrant color.. Antioxidants neutralize particles in the body known as free radicals which damage cell membranes tamper with dna and even cause cell death.. Cranberries are also an excellent find of vitamin c another importsant antioxidant.. Scientarets are researching to see if the antioxidant ability of cranberries will help protect against heart dareease and cancer.. Parts used: the ripe fruit of the cranberry are the part used in commercial and medicinal preparations.. Year of Estd.. : 1993