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What are the characteristics of the Red Vine?

In Greek medicine, the leaves and tendrils were recommended for topical application against headaches and fruit juice to treat diarrhea and liver disorders. The leaves are known to be astringent and were recommended in the 19th century for chronic diarrhea, dysentery and hemorrhages, hence the use of the leaf powder in bleeding from the uterus and nose. In folk medicine, the sap is known to be oral diuretic and useful against sores and ophthalmia. The ashes of the branches also enjoy a diuretic reputation. The leaf and tendril harvested at maturity are tonic, diuretic and venotonic.

Leclerc (20th century) recommends them in circulatory disorders of puberty, rosacea and varicose veins, but preference is given to red leaves, rich in tannins. Today in Europe, the leaf is popularly renowned for its astringent and homeostatic properties and its use in the treatment of diarrhea, bleeding, hemorrhoids, varicose veins and circulatory disorders of venous origin.

Latin name :

  • Vitis vinifera L. var. tinctoria

Botanical family :

  • Vitaceae

Producing organ :

  • Leaves, fruits, seeds

Usual formulations :

  • Dry extract 400 to 800 mg per day
    • 800 mg per day as a basic treatment, 400 mg as a maintenance treatment

Precautions for use :

  • Caution in pregnant women (astringency of tannins on the uterine muscle)
  • In theory and at high doses, the red vine could reduce the action of classic anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatments.
  • Reserved for adults

Main components of the plant :

Sheet :

  • Anthocyanosides (up to 0.3% of the dry matter): glucosides of cyanidol and peonidol
  • Other phenolic compounds: monocaffeyl tartaric acid, phenylpropanoic acids
  • Flavonoids: glucosides of flavonols
  • Hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable tannins or proanthocyanidols ( procyanidolic oligomers OPC )

Fruit: grape (stalk, skins, seeds and pulp)

  • Polyphenols:
    • Flavanols (= flavans-3-ol)
    • Flavonols (quercetin, myricetin, rutin, kaempferol)
  • Anthocyanidins:
    • Monomers ( catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate )
    • Proanthocyanidins (oligomers)
  • Condensed tannins (polymers)
  • Phenolic acids ( caffeic acid, gallic acid, ellagic, dihydroxybenzoic acid, ferulic )
  • Resveratrol (= trans-resveratrol, a stilbene )

The sheet, dispensed in pharmacies and over-the-counter outside pharmacies, has a community monograph from the EMA and a control monograph from the French Pharmacopoeia. It is included on the list of medicinal plants of the French Pharmacopoeia and is authorized as an ingredient in food supplements in France.