more interesting vitamin is vitamin P or a flavonoid. But here under the name vitamin P biologically active agents among which as the main are considered routines and citrine are integrated. This vitamin was discovered by scientists at researches which essence volume to find out passability of vessels at a lack of vitamin C. But it was found out that even the use of ascorbic acid does not bring desirable results. Then scientists began to use juice of a lemon and the situation changed! After these researches in a lemon peel found substance which raises walls of vessels. It was also called vitamin P.
On it scientists did not stop. Substances which work as vitamin P were so found. In tea there are catechins, in a buckwheat – routines. If long to store vitamins of this group, then they quickly collapse.
What products contain vitamin P? Most of all vitamin P contains in oranges, grapefruits, oranges, tangerines, lemons. Many do not like to eat a white kozhurka and mezhdolkovy parts these fruit, however in them and this vitamin lives. Also vitamin P contains in raspberry, blackberry, currant, apricots and grapes. In vegetables there is this vitamin, for example in cabbage, tomatoes, pepper too. Parsley, cilantro and salad are rich with this vitamin. Buckwheat – a good source of this vitamin therefore at varicosity and problems with vessels it is worth eating it as often as possible.
As for standard daily rate, the adult needs to consume 20 - 45 mg a day. Athletes need naturally more vitamin P. If you are engaged in power loadings, then you in day need to consume 60-100 mg. If you play sports to improve endurance, then you need 110 - 130 mg. To improve a situation with vessels, you need to accept about 150 mg a day.
How does vitamin P interact with other substances?
This vitamin in no way does not influence effect of other substances, it helps our cages to spend vitamin C more economically.
What useful properties does vitamin P have?
- Plus one antioxidant
This vitamin is powerful antioxidant. Probably, all heard thanks to advertizing about catechins which contain in green tea. And so, these substances are capable to regenerate cages, thanks to what they can neutralize free radicals who have very negative effect on our organism. Therefore our immunity does not suffer, withering of an organism is prevented.
- Cardiovascular system of integrity and safety
Routines and quercetin strengthen our vessels, give them elasticity, normalize structure and prevent developing of blood clots. Besides, they prevent their sclerous defeat, promote expansion of vessels and maintenance of normal pressure of blood; remove hypostases, improve blood circulation, interfering with development of varicose veins.
- We improve immunity
Thanks to vitamin P, ascorbic acid is better acquired in an organism. It also possesses antibacterial action, thanks to the same catechins which protect our organism from colds.
- And allergy at all!
If you suffer every spring / summer from an allergy, then this vitamin just has to become your favourite! All solyanka of vitamins group P have antiallergenic properties. It is known that substances which are emitted at an allergy – a histamine and serotonin do so that our fabrics swell and there are pains and also cold, snivels saliva and other unpleasant things. But vitamin P takes and connects these two instigators and it becomes better for you: eyes not so water, sneezing stops and hypostasis falls down. Therefore if you are tormented by an allergy, begin to eat more vegetables and fruit, buckwheat and to have green tea.
- Vitamin P against oncology
Quercetin reduces growth and reproduction of cancer cells, especially if it is about breast cancer and anemia.
- Vitamin P against inflammations
Vitamin P softly stimulates function of bark of adrenal glands and, thereby, increasing development of glucocorticoids which have treatment-and-prophylactic effect at various inflammations.
And if there is not enough vitamin P?
The shortage of this vitamin arises in case there are problems with digestion as vitamin P in this case is badly acquired. How to learn that there is not enough vitamin P? So, there are such symptoms as weakness, slackness, problems with gums, nasal bleedings, joint pains, eels and loss of hair. What to you is reminded by these illnesses? Of course, the autumn and winter period when there are so not enough vegetables and greens.
And if so there is a lot of vitamin P in an organism?
Surplus of vitamin P easily is removed from an organism therefore the overdose does not threaten you.