Scientific name
Vitis vinifera
Family
Vitaceae
Origin
Europe
Parts Used
A drug consisting of the leaves, seeds and skin of the fruit
Chemical constituents
- Flavonoids (quercetin);
- Flavanols (OPC, or procyanidolic oligomers, or leukoanthocyanidins);
- Anthocyanins;
- Resveratrol;
- Choline-inositol;
- Dicarboxylic amino acids;
- Tannins;
- Mineral salts;
- Carbohydrates;
- Organic acids (malic, oxalic, succinic);
- Tartrates;
- C vitamin.
Vine in Herbal Medicine: Properties of the Vine
The vine is an "important plant, used in phytotherapy in the form of standardized extracts obtained from the peel of the fruit and from the seeds (grape seeds), rich in active ingredients with biological and pharmacological activity.
