AV CARDANA

AV CARDANA

• INTRODUCTION
• PRODUCT INFORMATION
• COMPOSITION
• RESEARCH
• INDICATIONS
• DOSAGE
• CONTRAINDICATIONS
• PREGNANCY
• REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION:
North America has one of the highest heart disease rates in the world. Since 1940 cardiovascular disease(CVD) has been the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the region. It is estimated that over 56 million Americans have some form of CVD. Although CVD is increasingly common as people age, it is not an inevitable consequence of the aging process. Atherosclerosis and other forms of CVD are almost non existent in some countries, even in elderly citizens. However when these people migrate to the US and consume a western diet, their risk of CVD increases to match that of someone born in the US. In addition , as developing countries gain affluence and convert from grain based to high -fat diets, the incidence of CVD escalates.
It is seen from the above fact that dietary factor influence the risk of CVD. Since an entire population cannot change dietary habits ( most of which are based on aggressive marketing by huge consumer food companies), it has become imperative for the population to have remedies to counter this disease. Modern medicine has no answers and those offered by it have strong side effects. A trade off is inevitable and some times the side effects are greater than the benefit. The expansion of genetically modified food crops to rural economies in the third world has brought the problems of the western world to the door step of third world countries poorly equipped to deal with changes in lifestyles.
A summary of factors leading to hardening of the arteries and heart disease
Unhealthy diet high in saturated fats
High blood pressure
Stressful lifestyles
Smoking (up to 300% higher)
Obesity
Lack of exercise

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Consume a high fiber diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Reduce animal fats, red meat, fried and processed foods, white sugar and salt.
Reduce caffeine, avoid smoking and alcohol.

THE PRODUCT:
AV CIRCULO contains the most well documented Asian herbs for protecting the heart and improving heart function. These herbs produce an improvement in blood flow to the heart and stabilize the rate of heart contraction and blood pressure when taken regularly.
AV CIRCULO has been the subject of clinical studies and offers the best protection for our heart and provides a natural alternative to life long drug therapy and its unwanted side effects. If necessary, it should be combined with AV UNILIPID for complete cholesterol control.

COMPOSITION:
Each Capsule of AV CIRCULO contains extracts of :
• Withania somnifera
• Crateagus oxycantha
• Terminalia arjuna
• Boheraavia diffusa
• Coleus forskohlii

RESEARCH:
Evaluation of AV CIRCULO"S role in myocardial necrosis in rats
Terminalia arjuna bark
This herb has been conclusively proven to have heart protective and blood pressure lowering activity. Studies have shown that extracts relieved heart pain and lowered blood pressure. It has also been shown to improve irregular palpitations. It increases the force of contraction and assists the nutrient supply to the heart, resulting in the heart muscle gaining energy and the number of heartbeats is reduced.
Crategus oxycantha
The fruits are cardiotonic, coronary vasodilator. It is reputed to dissolve deposits in thickened and sclerotic arteries. Various clinical studies reveal increased cardiac performance and output: decrease in peripheral vascular resistance; decrease in pulmonary arterial and capillary pressures; reductions in blood pressure at rest and during exercise; and improved metabolic parameters.This herb improves circulation and nutrition to the heart by dilating the coronary blood vessels. Various clinical studies reveal increased cardiac performance and reduction in blood pressure at rest and during exercise.
Coleus forskholii (Forskholin 4%)
Detailed pharmacological studies established that forskohlin lowered normal or elevated blood pressure in different animal species through a vasodilatory effect and that it had a positive intopic action on the heart muscle . The antihypertensive effects of forskohlin were attributed to a decrease in peripheral resistance by action of the drug on arteriolar smooth muscle. The positive inotropic effects of forskohlin in the cardiac muscle were shown to be initiated by stimulation of the myocardium cell membrane adenylate cyclase, followed by a rise in cyclic AMP, an activation of membrane-bound protein kinases, a lowering of the membrane bound Na+, K+ -ATPase activity and activation of the slow calcium gate, and an activation of cytopalsmic protein kinases. Coleus Forskohlii, shows that the plant kingdom offers excellent prospects in the search for further potent cardiac agents.
Boerhaavia diffusa
The cardiovascular action of this herb has been clinically studied. Due to its diuretic activity it is specific for heart conditions with fluid retention.
Withania somnifera
Withania somnifera has been variously described as the most important medicinal plant in India. It has been used in most preperations due to it's confimed immunomodulatory action. This herb has been the focus of hundreds of clinical studies and is one of the most exhaustively researched herbs. The anti-stress activity of the roots of Withania somnifera has been reported in multiple clinical studies. Ashwagandha has been used in treatment of most debilitating diseases.

INDICATIONS:
1. Hypertension
2. Abnormal heart rhythms
3. Tightness in the chest
4. Heart palpitations
5. Stress related heart symptoms

DOSAGE:
2 capsule twice daily

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Not to be taken with conventional therapies.

PREGNANCY:
Can be taken under medical supervision.

Price: RM127(60pcs per bottle)