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Purchase the Cranberry Extract--Mary
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Cranberry Extract Vaccinium macrocarpon Anthocyanosides Anthocyanidins
Cranberry Extract Vaccinium macrocarpon Anthocyanosides Anthocyanidins
What Is It? Generations of American women have known that
the bitter native cranberry isn't just the basis of a Thanksgiving
relish. In fact, these small, dark red berries have a long
medical history in addition to a colorful culinary one. Specifically,
cranberry juice and cranberry extract appear to help prevent
and even eliminate urinary tract infections. Most women develop
this type of problem at least once in their lives, and some
suffer from constant recurrences. The name "cranberry"
evolved from "craneberry" (a common name for the
low-growing shrub Vaccinum macrocarpon) because the plant?s
flowers resemble the heads of cranes frequently spotted in
the bogs where cranberries thrive. Health Benefits Early American
physicians successfully applied crushed cranberries to tumors
and wounds. They also used cranberries as a remedy for the
age-old malady known as scurvy, a disease caused by a lack
of vitamin C. It wasn?t too surprising, therefore, when modern
scientists discovered that cranberries contain plentiful stores
of this common antioxidant vitamin. Recently, Israeli researchers
discovered that a compound in cranberry juice is effective
against various plaque-forming bacteria that can bind to teeth
and cause gingivitis and gum disease. If you?re considering
using cranberry juice for this purpose, however, stick with
the natural (and unsweetened) variety. Commercial cranberry
juice cocktails are very high in sugar, a gum-disease culprit
in its own right. Researchers have also found that cranberry
juice may deodorize urine, a real boon for individuals who
suffer from incontinence. In fact, the most popular medicinal
uses by far for cranberry relate to urinary tract conditions.
Specifically, cranberry may help to: Prevent and relieve symptoms
of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Over the decades, countless
women have used pure cranberry juice or cranberry juice cocktail
to self-treat their UTIs. This common infection typically
causes a burning sensation while urinating as well as a frequent
and often intense urge to do so. For a long time, cranberries
were thought to directly fight the infection by acidifying
the urine to such an extent that bacteria such as Escherichia
coli would languish or die. Today, the prevailing theory is
that cranberry juice inhibits microorganisms from adhering
to the mucosal cells lining the urinary tract, making it a
less hospitable environment for the proliferation of E. coli
and other infection-causing bacteria. Several clinical trials
now corroborate that this folk remedy does indeed work. In
one of the best-designed studies, published in the prestigious
Journal of the American Medical Association in 1994, Harvard
researchers reported that regular consumption of cranberry
juice led to reduced amounts of potentially infectious bacteria
in 153 older women. The number of white blood cells--markers
of the body's response to infection--were also less. And over
a six-month period, the participants who drank 10 ounces of
cranberry juice daily developed significantly fewer cases
of UTIs. Studies in younger women have been similarly positive.
In addition, when taken at the same time as prescription antibiotics
for a UTI, cranberry juice or cranberry extract in supplement
form may lessen the duration of the infection and help to
ease such symptoms as itching, burning, and pain. In general,
however, this herbal remedy is better taken to prevent recurrent
UTIs than to treat a potentially serious infection that has
already developed. Reduce the risk for kidney stones. Anecdotal
reports indicate that cranberry may help to reduce the risk
of infection when you have this painful condition, also commonly
referred to as urinary stones and "bladder gravel."
Contact:
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