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Supporting Vascular Health with GlucoQuench™
By Dr Joseph J Collins, ND, RN

This article is part of the Blood Sugar Health Educational Module
 
Since high blood sugar increases risk for disease in both large vessels and microscopic blood vessels due to increased aldose reductase activity and the subsequent oxidative stress and inflammation, supporting vascular health is a critically important goal.

GlucoQuench™ is a poly-herb formulation developed to support blood glucose health. It contains extracts and standardized extracts from Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Mechanisms of Action
The mechanisms of action for the herbs in GlucoQuench™ involved in Supporting Vascular Health have been identified based on published medical and scientific literature that demonstrate that a specific herb vascular health in presence of increased blood glucose by one or more of the following mechanisms: Antihypertensive, Decrease Inflammation, Decrease Oxidative Stress, Aldose Reductase Inhibition, Decrease Diabetic Nephropathy, Decrease Diabetic Retinopathy & Decrease Diabetic Neuropathy.

Antihypertensive properties have been documented in all nine herbs used in GlucoQuench™: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Decrease Inflammation properties have been documented in all nine herbs used in GlucoQuench™: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Decrease Oxidative Stress properties have been documented in all nine herbs used in GlucoQuench™: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Aldose Reductase Inhibition properties have been documented in eight herbs used in GlucoQuench™ at this time of this review: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng & Withania somnifera.

Decrease Diabetic Nephropathy properties have been documented in seven herbs used in GlucoQuench™ at this time of this review: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Decrease Diabetic Retinopathy properties have been documented in in four herbs used in GlucoQuench™ at this time of this review: Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Decrease Diabetic Neuropathy properties have been documented in four herbs used in GlucoQuench™ at this time of this review:  Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.

Summary:
GlucoQuench™, a poly-herb formulation developed to support blood glucose health, also supports vascular health.
GlucoQuench™ contains extracts and standardized extracts from Gymnema sylvestre, Rehmannia glutinosa, Berberine HCl (from Berberis aristata), Eleutherococcus senticosus, Cinnamomum cassia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, & Rhodiola rosea.
All the herbs in GlucoQuench™ support vascular health by one or more mechanisms.


Reviewed & Updated: 07/21/2019