Pycnogenol (pine bark extract)

 

 

 

 

Pycnogenol (pine bark extract)

 

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Pycnogenol & tinnitus

 

Pycnogenol appears to improve vascular function in the body that helps to improve blood flow in the ears & reverse tinnitus symptoms more & more over time- 45% of in three months went to zero symptoms & over 87% after six months at 150mg/day. 

 

 

Pycnogenol also appears to help reduce/reverse:

 

eye retinopathy

hay fever & asthma symptoms (over 60% ended inhaler use within three months)

all menopause symptoms

heart disease

diabetes

wrinkles, brown spots & other skin problems (increases collagen & hyaluronic acid)

pain & inflammation

 

 

Pycnogenol appears to:

 

speed the healing of injuries,

clean teeth & gums,

improve memory & cognition in adults of all ages & in kids with ADHD

increase athletic endurance after a month by 21% & reduces cramps by increasing blood flow to the muscles

reduce scarring by increasing collagen & hyaluronic acid

 

Luzzi R, Belcaro G, Hu S, Dugall M, Hosoi M, Cacchio M, Ippolito E, Corsi M. Improvement in symptoms and cochlear flow with pycnogenol in patients with Meniere’s disease and tinnitus. Minerva Med. 2014 Jun;105(3):245-54. PMID: 24988090.  pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24988090/

Over 500 studies on pycnogenol-

pycnogenol.com/science

pycnogenol.com/fileadmin/pdf/Application_brochures/Bibliography_2023.pdf

 

Blazsó G, Gábor M, Schönlau F, Rohdewald P. Pycnogenol accelerates wound healing and reduces scar formation. Phytother Res. 2004 Jul;18(7):579-81. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1477. PMID: 15305320.

 

French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol®) Effects on Human Skin: Clinical and Molecular Evidence

Skin Pharmacol Physiol (2016) 29 (1): 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441039

About the author

MD has worked through severe lifelong developmental disabilities (and a brain injury) with much more success than the medical press suggests is possible. He is motivated to share his research and personal experiences with everyone who wants it, and doesn't solicit payment.