Western Researchers Confirm Pine Bark Extract Could Reduce Cataract Risk

A winter after discovering Canada for France, Jacques Cartier's exploration crew started suffering and dying from the dreadful scurvy disease in 1535. But thanks to an Iroquoian healer, they were miraculously cured by a tea made from pine bark. Nearly 500 years later, a research team from Western University has found that an over-the-counter pill boasting the same antioxidants may reduce risk of cataracts - the clouding of the normally clear lens of an eye - when delivered through the correct method. The findings were recently published in Current Eye Research, Informa Healthcare...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news