Viridian Quercetin B5 Complex 90 vcaps

Quercetin beats even a florist’s hayfever, 6th Oct 2008

Reviewer: Julie Goodwin

As a florist and busy mother of two, Sarah Tynan cannot afford to suffer from hayfever. “It doesn’t look good for business to have itchy, bloodshot eyes,” she explains. “But for the past three years, each Spring my symptoms appear and I feel as though my eyes are falling out of my head.” Sarah had tried everything the chemist could offer without relief and so it was to her local health food store she eventually went for help. They suggested Viridian’s Quercetin/Vitamin B5 Complex together with the herbal remedy Bilberry/Eyebright. Each day she took just one capsule of each and quickly noticed her symptoms disappearing. Quercetin, naturally found in fruit rind, inhibits the body’s inflammatory response. Vitamin B5 is vital in the production of the stress-regulating hormones in the adrenal glands and is often called the ‘anti-stress vitamin’. The adrenal glands are involved in the release of cortisone, the body’s natural anti-inflammatory hormone. In this way, if the body requires cortisone (ie: in arthritis or allergic conditions), a well-nourished body that has all the necessary vitamin B5, will be able to create all the natural cortisone required. Bilberry and Eyebright are traditional herbs for eye health. Bilberry extracts are rich in a flavonoid known as anthocyanoside, which exerts potent effects primarily through improving blood flow and the delivery of oxygen to the eye. Anthocyanosides and other flavonoid compounds found in bilberry prevent the release of inflammatory chemicals such as leukotrienes, histamine and prostaglandins. Eyebright exerts broad protective effects on eye health including; styes, eye fatigue symptoms, sensitivity to light, weeping, stinging, and functional eye disorders of muscular and nervous origin. But the science didn’t really convince Sarah, who just wanted results. She says: “If I am honest, I didn’t really believe the remedies were working. I thought my allergies had just naturally gone away. But when I stopped taking the capsule

'Cure' Hayfever with Onions, 24th Jun 2009

Reviewer: Julie Goodwin

Onions contain a compound called quercetin known to alleviate symptoms. Eating one or two medium sized ones every day (raw or lightly cooked) can help relieve the problem....personally I recommend Viridian Quercetin Complex as a much more sociable way to deal with your symptoms!