Safety · Supplement
Pycnogenol (Pine Bark): side effects, safety & interactions
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet action; additive blood-pressure lowering.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet action; additive blood-pressure lowering.
Interactions to respect
Blood-pressure medications — Additive blood-pressure lowering.
What Pycnogenol (Pine Bark) is
Pycnogenol is a standardized French maritime pine-bark extract rich in procyanidins.
The honest bottom line
Broad but largely single-source evidence for circulation and skin. Plausible and low-risk; weigh the industry-funding caveat.
Related reading
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