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(please
read this important notice concerning supplement medical claims)
This product may help symptoms of the following:
- Venous tonic
- varicose veins
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varicose eczema
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varicose ulcers
- Haemorrhoids
- Phlebitis (inflammation of veins)
Only one fifth of the population have
healthy veins.
Disturbances in the venous circulation
occur mainly in the lower extremities due to the greater pressure exerted
on these veins.
Varicose veins and haemorrhoids appear
when veins lose their elasticity. Blood then accumulates, causing distension
and swelling of these blood vessels.
Fluid is then forced into the surrounding
tissue giving rise to oedema. This can impede the circulation further,
reducing tissue nutrition. In the legs, if this process is prolonged,
varicose eczema results.
This area of devitalised tissue becomes
prone to damage. If trauma does occur, the healing process is protracted
giving rise to varicose ulcers.
Varicose veins and haemorrhoids are prone
to inflammation (phlebitis). Many cases of night cramps arise as a result
of poor venous circulation.
Mode of Action
- Anti-inflammatory
- Astringent (tones blood vessels)
- Antioedema
There are many constituents found in
Aesculus which are important therapeutically - these include saponins
(aescin), flavonoids, tannins and coumarins. The clinical action of
Aesculus in peripheral venous disorders appears to depend on a number
of these constituents, rather than just one.
Flavonoids exhibit an anti-inflammatory
action. Tannins have astringent properties, helping to tone the vessel
walls.
Aescin is the constituent which appears
to have the ability to inhibit oedema. It possesses anti-inflammatory
action and increases venous tone.
In varicose veins, aescin can influence
the initial phase of inflammation by exerting a 'sealing' effect on
'leaky' capillaries, reducing both the number and diameter of capillary
pores. It also inhibits the activity of lysosomal enzymes which have
the ability to damage the walls of veins and capillaries.
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