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Wikipedia
Linking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosmin
Diosmin is a naturally occurring flavonoid glycoside that can be isolated
from various plant sources or derived from the flavonoid hesperidin. Diosmin was
first isolated in 1925 from Scrophularia nodosa, and first introduced as a
therapeutic agent in 1969. Diosmin is considered to be a vascular-protecting
agent used to treat chronic venous insufficiency, hemorrhoids, lymphedema, and
varicose veins. As a flavonoid, diosmin also exhibits anti-inflammatory,
free-radical scavenging, and antimutagenic properties. Diosmin differs molecularly from hesperidin by the presence of a solid bond
between two carbon atoms in diosmin's central carbon ring. Diosmin can be
manufactured by extracting hesperidin from citrus rinds, followed by conversion
of hesperidin to diosmin. Diosmin has been used for more than 30 years as a
phlebotonic and vascular-protecting agent, and has recently begun to be
investigated for other therapeutic purposes, including cancer, premenstrual
syndrome, colitis, and diabetes. (http://findarticles.com/) For the last 30 years, millions of European women have
been using a doctor-prescribed citrus fruit extract to attain healthier,
smoother, and shapelier legs. Now, US women have access to the same European
wonder drug, available without a doctor’s prescription as a nutraceutical
product, called micronized diosmin. Micronized diosmin has been clinically
proven to produce healthier-looking legs by healing swollen ankles, spider and
varicose veins, and leg ulcers. While current US drug treatments for cosmetic improvement in
the legs have not achieved good clinical efficacy, micronized diosmin has
enjoyed an outstanding 30-year record of research testing and success in
Europe. Diosmin is a naturally occurring hesperidin bioflavonoid. Pharmaceutical grade
diosmin is extracted from the rinds of sweet oranges. The sweet orange, a hybrid
of the pomelo and tangerine, was originally cultivated in southeast Asia. It was
then brought to Spain in the ninth century and later to Florida by Spanish
explorers during the 1500s. The most clinically effective diosmin is micronized,
which means it has undergone a scientifically controlled process to reduce the
size of standard particles in order to increase its bio-availability and to
achieve rapid relief of symptoms and to accelerate healing.2,3 For the estimated
12 to 25 million people in the United States who suffer with “cankles” (loss of
definition between calves and ankles due to swelling) and unsightly and painful
varicose veins and spider veins, micronized diosmin may offer a safe and
effective non-surgical treatment option, oranges. The sweet orange, a hybrid of
the pomelo and tangerine, was originally cultivated in southeast Asia. It was
then brought to Spain in the ninth century and later to Florida by Spanish
explorers during the 1500s. The most clinically effective diosmin is
micronized, which means it has undergone a scientifically controlled process to
reduce the size of standard particles in order to increase its bio-availability
and to achieve rapid relief of symptoms and to accelerate healing. (http://www.uhealth.net/)
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