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Indications

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

REMS


Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

CV: hypertension

Derm: dry skin

EENT: cough, sore throat

GI: diarrhea, nausea

Hemat: risk of bleeding

Neuro: dizziness, headache

Interactions

Natural-Drug Products:

Natural-Natural Products:

Availability

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

Vitis vinifera, Vitis coignetiae, Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Action

  • Grape flavonoids have a wide range of effects including antioxidant, vasodilatory, antiplatelet, decreased superoxide production, free-radical removal, and inhibition of collagenase.
Therapeutic effects:
  • Reduced risk of coronary disease.
  • Decreased skin and vasculature breakdown.

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: cardioprotective agents

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Unknown.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism/Excretion: Unknown.

Half-Life: Unknown.

Time/Action Profile

ONSETPEAKDURATION
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Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

grayp seed EX-trakt