Patent ID: 9675630
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A23G,A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method of inducing vasorelaxation in a subject suffering from hypertension comprising administering to the subject, as a regimen, a composition consisting of an effective amount to induce vasorelaxation of an A-type procyanidin composed of n monomeric units of the formula: wherein (i) the monomeric units are connected via interflavan linkages 4→6 and/or 4→8; (ii) at least two of the monomeric units are additionally linked by an A-type interflavan linkage (4→8; 2→O→7) or (4→6; 2→O→7); (iii) n is 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and wherein the subject is a human.