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Grape seed extract: having a potential health benefits

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Grapes are one of the most highly consumed fruits across the world. In ancient Europe the leaves and the sap of grape plants has been used in traditional treatment for ages. Besides being a wellspring for vitamins and fibre, the skin and seeds of grapes are highly rich in Polyphenols specifically proanthocyanidins, which can be used as a functional ingredient to address various health issues by boosting the natural bio-processes of the body. Since, grape seeds are by product of wine making companies therefore can be easily procured. The present review article briefly describes the various pharmacological activities of grape seed extract and different experimental studies were done which supports the beneficial health qualities of the extract. Through different and various studies, it was proved that the proanthocyanidin rich grape seed extract provides benefits against many diseases i.e. inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, peptic ulcer, microbial infections, etc. Therefore, beside from using it as a nutraceutical or cosmeceutical, as a result they may have a potential to substitute or complement in currently used drugs in the treatment of diseases by developing it into other successful pharmaceutical formulations for better future prospective.

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India

    Madhavi Gupta, Daphisha Marbaniang, Paulami Pal & Bhaskar Mazumder

  2. Division of Pharmaceutics, Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences, Banitabla, Ulberia, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    Sanjay Dey

  3. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, West Bengal, India

    Subhabrata Ray

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Gupta, M., Dey, S., Marbaniang, D. et al. Grape seed extract: having a potential health benefits. J Food Sci Technol 57, 1205–1215 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-019-04113-w

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