PRODUCT OF VEGETAL ORIGIN COMPRISING PROANTHOCYANIDINES AND ITS PREPARATION PROCESS

摘要

Product of vegetal origin with a high percentage of proanthocyanidines with molecular weight superior to 6000 daltons, a very high percentage of said proanthocyanidines has a molecular weight superior to 30000 daltons, which produces a great hypocholesterolaemic effect at acceptable doses for human consume and little astringent and anti-nutritional effects. The product of vegetal origin can be presented as medicine, pharmaceutical composition, dietary complement or food product. An industrial process is provided for its preparation from dicotyledons.