USE OF FLAVONOIDE COMPOUNDS FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND THERAPY OF ISCHAEMIC OR INFLAMMATORY HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of flavonoid compounds, particularly quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucuronide and kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucuronide and their glucosides, for preventing diseases of the heart. Red vine leaf extract has proved a particularly advantageous source of the flavonoid compounds in question.