Flavonoids

Berries, rich in blue-purple anthocyanins
Berries, rich in blue-purple anthocyanins
Cocoa pods, a source of catechins
Cocoa pods, a source of catechins

The Compounds (10)

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Anthocyanins

Blue-purple pigments of berries, black rice and red cabbage, poorly absorbed but studied for eye health, cognition, blood pressure and metabolism.

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Rutin

A quercetin-sugar compound abundant in buckwheat, studied for capillary fragility, varicose veins and hemorrhoids; its anti-clotting effect matters with blood thinners.

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Quercetin

One of the most common dietary flavonoids, from onions, capers and apples, studied for allergies, immunity, the heart and senolytic trials with dasatinib.

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Hesperidin

The main flavonoid of citrus peel and pith, with its best trial record in chronic venous disease, plus early work on blood pressure.

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EGCG

Green tea's most abundant catechin, a strong radical scavenger studied for heart, metabolism and the brain, though poor absorption limits many claims.

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Apigenin

A flavone concentrated in chamomile and parsley, studied for calm and sleep and for NAD+ preservation, though most evidence is still preclinical.

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Catechin

The flavan-3-ol family in tea, cocoa, apples and berries, studied for blood vessels and the heart; high-dose green-tea extracts carry a liver-safety caveat.

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Fisetin

A strawberry flavonol studied as a senolytic that clears aging senescent cells in animal research, with human trials still under way.

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Luteolin

Found in celery, parsley, thyme and peppers, this flavone is studied for calming brain inflammation and mast cells, mostly in lab and animal research.

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Taxifolin

Also called dihydroquercetin and extracted from larch wood, this flavonoid is studied for circulation, metabolism and brain protection, mostly in lab and animal work.

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The largest family of plant polyphenols, and the one most heavily sold as supplements. The recurring problem across these pages is bioavailability: several are poorly absorbed as sold, so a trial result at one dose says little about a capsule at another. Each page gives the form that was actually studied.

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