Product Description
eQuercetin Phytosome
Supports Allergy Sufferers by Helping Stabilize Mast Cell Membranes That Store and Release Histamines
Natural Plant Phytonutrient and Antioxidant
Helps Maintain Balanced Histamine Levels, Support Histamine Intolerance
Quercetin’s best known mechanism of action involves its ability to stabilize mast cell membranes, which in turns can decrease the release of histamine. In this way it provides nutritional support for individuals who occasionally suffer from allergies.
Other benefits include its cardiovascular support and protection of the gastrointestinal tract.
A number of quercetin’s beneficial effects appear to be due to its antioxidant activity. Quercetin can scavenge free radicals and inhibit the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.
By itself, and when paired with vitamin C, quercetin can reduce the incidence of oxidative damage to skin and nerves caused by glutathione depletion.
Phytosome Technology for Enhanced Absorption of Quercetin
This exclusive Thorne formula features quercetin bound to sunflower-sourced phospholipids to enhance its absorption.
Widely found in the plant kingdom, quercetin is the most abundant of the flavonoid molecules. It is found in numerous foods, including apples, onions, teas, berries, vegetables of the cabbage family, dill, oregano, chili pepper, leafy green vegetables, brocolli, seeds, and nuts.
The advantage attributable to Thorne’s Quercetin Phytosome is its advanced phytosome technology. Phytosome complexes are created by a patented process that binds a botanical extract to phospholipids – phospholipids are key components of cell membranes. In the case of Quercetin Phytosome, the quercetin is combined with sunflower-sourced phospholipids to create a phytosome complex that can easily cross the gut barrier.
More Information – Great Resources About Histamine Intolerance
Histamine Intolerance & Mast Cell Activation Flow Chart – triggers and symptoms – from www.histamine-intolerance.info
International Society of DAO Deficiency – everything from what DAO deficiency is, its origins, foods high in histamines, foods which interfere with histamine metabolism (including DAO-blocking foods), latest international research
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) – information about histamine related disorders (histaminosis) — including cooking tutorials, recipes, and links to apps for histamine food values.
Quercetin and Viruses
Quercetin has been shown to have antiviral effects against RNA (influenza and coronavirus) and DNA viruses (herpes virus).
Quercetin inhibits viral replication (promotes viral eradication or inactivation), modulates pro-inflammatory cytokines, and has healing anti-fibrotic properties through modulating mast cell stabilization.
From Thorne Research, Inc.
