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Bioflavonoids are usually found with vitamin C, they enhance its absorption. The different bioflavonoids include; hesperidin, hesperetin, eriodictyol, quercetin, quercetrin, and rutin.

The principal effect of the bioflavonoids is to decrease the permeability and fragility of the blood vessels, and to constrict capillaries. Bioflavonoids act synergistically with vitamin C in their action to protect and strengthen the capillaries.

Bioflavonoids act to prevent the blood cells from clumping together, this action prevents clots forming. They also have an anti-bacterial effect, promote circulation, stimulate bile production, act as antioxidants, inhibit histamin release, lower cholesterol levels, reduce inflammation of the retina, and prevent its recurrence.

As people age the fragility of the capillaries increases, this also occurs in those with atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and infections. The addition of 600mg of bioflavonoids supplement per day has been found to restore fragile capillaries, in the elderly, to normal.

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Abnormal uterine bleeding, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia have been successfully treated with bioflavonoids, as has all excessive bleeding. Bioflavonoids have been used to treat cardiovascular disease, cataracts, viral infections, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and leg edema. Where inflammation is present, it can be treated successfully with bioflavonoids. They have also been found to have a positive effect on removing hot flashes, it was noted that bioflavonoids worked better than estrogen.

Food sources of bioflavonoids include:the white rind of citrus fruit, skins of fruit and vegetables, buck wheat, and young grass shoots, such as wheat grass and barley grass.





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