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Heart disease
Recent studies have shown that Aronia may be helpful in controlling blood sugar levels and reduce cardiovascular risk factors
In a 2007 double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel trial study (Naruszervicz M et al), conducted by the Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phythotherapy, Medical University of Warsaw and the Center for Atherosclerosis Research, Pomerainian Medical University Szczecin, Poland gave patients, who had experienced myocardial infracture and were being treated with statin therapy, a rich extract from the Aronia Berry. Cardiovascular risk markers were significantly reduced in those taking the Aronia melanocarpa E. They saw a reduction in blood pressure and Ox-LDL levels and more.
An animal modeled study in 2007 (Valcheva-Kuzmanova S et al), conducted by the Department of Preclinical Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria was conducted on diabetic rats. The outcome showed that the use of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice might be useful in the prevention and control of diabetes and in the complications of diabetes.
Many studies have been done on Aronia, particularly in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe. It has been proven to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer and it suppress viruses. Additionally, it has been proven to improve and strengthen blood vessels and circulation and may be effective in treating ulcers.
Influence of chokeberry juice on arterial blood pressure and lipid parameters in men with mild hypercholesterolemia
Anna Skoczynska, Iwona Jedrychowska, Rafal Poreba, Anna Affelska- Jercha, Barbara Turczyn, Anna Wojakowska, Ryszard Andrzeja
Aronia melanocarpa is a common plant in Eastern Europe and in the North America.
The fruit contains a lot of polyphenols, including anthocyanins, caffeic acid, and its derivatives also present in chokeberry at relatively high concentrations. Anthocyanins have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and, therefore, maybe potentially used to prevent oxidative stress, frequently associated with cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study was to estimate the influence of anthocyanins contained in chokeberry juice on arterial blood pressure,lipid parameters, inflammatory state parameters and concentrations of antioxidant vitamins in men with mild hypercholesterolemia.
Fifty eight healthy men with the diagnosed mild hypercholesterolemia without pharmacological treatment were enrolled to the study in 2006.
In all men biochemical measurements were carried out 4 times: at the beginning, after 6 weeks of regular chokeberry juice drinking, after 6 weeks without the juice drinking, then repeated after 6 weeks of chokeberry juicedrinking.
Laboratory tests included: total, low density lipoprotein(LDL), and high density lipoprotein(HDL) cholesterol and its subfractions: HDL and HDL, triglycerides, lipidperoxides(LPO), C-reactive high sensitivity protein(hsCRP), homocysteine, fibrinogen, glucose and antioxidant vitamins.
Regular chokeberry juice drinking resulted in reduction of total cholesterol level (p<0.001) and LDL cholesterol (p<0.01) and triglycerides (p<0.001), and increased HDL cholesterol (p<0.001) level.
Moderate but significant decreases in the serum glucose(p<0.05), homocysteine(p<0.001) and fibrinogen(p<0.01) concentrations were also observed. These beneficial metabolic changes were associated with significant hypotensive effect of chokeberry juice drinking.
Our studies showed that drinking of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice may have a beneficial effect on reduction of cardiovascular risk.
