by Maxime Keranguyader | Nov 24, 2022 | News
Introduction Originally from Peru, maca is a plant that has been used for thousands of years. It grows in the High Andes, around 4000 meters above sea level, which brings it´s specificity. Only the roots are consumed and gave it the name of Peruvian viagra because...
by Maxime Keranguyader | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Introduction Originally from Europe, Hypericum perforatum is a plant widely used for its astringent, healing, antiseptic and psychotropic properties. The active part consists of the flowering aerial parts which contain certain characteristic compounds such as...
by Maxime Keranguyader | Nov 8, 2022 | News
Introduction Originally from the Amazon, Uncaria tomentosa is a plant widely distributed in the countries crossed by the Andes Cordillera. The Uncaria genus includes about forty species of tropical lianas from Asia, Africa and South America. The best known are the...
by Maxime Keranguyader | Oct 13, 2022 | News
Introduction Grape seeds (Vitis vinifera L.) are known and widely used for their high content of condensed tannins, proanthocyanidins (PAC) which are oligomers of flavan-3-ol (catechins), also called OPC (oligomers of procyanidins). These substances are responsible...
by Maxime Keranguyader | Oct 13, 2022 | News
Introduction Since January 2015, lots of European countries ask to monitor some actives in botanical extracts to be sold in the market. For example, in France, for Valeriana officinalis and Valeriana jatamansis it is necessary to: • prove the absence of valepotriates...
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