Pycnogenol Minimize Pain And Discomfort In Joints

a study published in the November 2007 issue of the journal Nutrition Research¹ regarding French maritime pine bark known by the trade name of Pycnogenol. In this study, 37 patients with poor joint function were randomized to receive 150 mg of Pycnogenol daily or placebo for three months. At the end of the study, those individuals supplemented with Pycnogenol reported a reduction in pain, stiffness and physical limitation that ranged anywhere from 43% to 52%. Interestingly, those people in the Pycnogenol group reported a significant decrease in their use of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs along with COX2 inhibitors. The researchers speculated that the pine bark extract's effect may be due to its antioxidant and inflammation reducing properties.

Another study published last month in Phytotherapy Research concerning the   Pycnogenol, the powerful antioxidant extract from the bark of Maritime Pine Trees. In the study, 100 patients with poor joint function were randomly assigned to receive Pycnogenol at 150 mg daily or placebo for 3 months. At the end of the 3 month trial, joint stiffness and pain was reduced by 40% in the Pycnogenol group. Even after the Pycnogenol was discontinued the benefits persisted for an additional 4 weeks.