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hesperidin

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hesperidin /hes·per·i·din/ (hes-per´ĭ-din) a bioflavonoid predominant in lemons and oranges.
hesperidin
[hesper′idin]
a crystalline flavone glycoside present in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy casing of oranges and lemons.
hesperidin (hesˑ·p·ri·din),
n a flavonoid pigment derived from citrus fruits, used in combination with diosmin (in a 1 : 9 ratio) to improve the tone of veins; to normalize the permeability of capillaries; and to treat vascular conditions such as hemorrhoids, chronic venous insufficiency, and fragile capillaries. No precautions known. See also diosmin, flavonoids.


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With Song-Hae Bok of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology in Taejon, Choi reported in the June 1999 JOURNAL OF NUTRITION that the tangerine flavonoids naringin and hesperidin offer potent cholesterol-lowering action in animals.
Path to heart health is one with a peel by Raloff, J. / Science News
Bioflavonoids like hesperidin and rutin, which are found in fruits and other vitamin-C-rich plants, suffer from a long history of conflicting and imprecise research.
Grading vitamin C by Schardt, David / Nutrition Action Healthletter
He discovered that among the bioflavanoids, rutin and citrus bioflavanoids plus hesperidin have particularly beneficial effects on capillary strength and stability, and may also protect these blood vessels.
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