Hydroxyethylrutosides (oxerutins, ''O''-beta-hydroxyethyl-rutosides, HR, or HER) are

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of rutosides. Examples include: * Monoxerutin * Dihydroxyethylrutoside * Troxerutin * Tetrahydroxyethylrutoside Oxerutins are semisynthetic derivatives of plant constituents. Although they are closely related to the natural flavonoid

rutin Rutin, also called rutoside, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and sophorin, is the glycoside combining the flavonol quercetin and the disaccharide rutinose (α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranose). It is a flavonoid found in a wide variety of pla ...

, hydroxyethylrutosides are not found in food. The only way to take them is in a supplement.

Health benefits

Relvène (1967 French version), Venoruton (1962 Swiss version), and Paroven are mixtures of hydroxyethyl rutinosides. Hydroxyethylrutosides are used in the treatment of

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and hypertensive

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. Oxerutins work by reducing leakage from the small blood vessels (capillaries). Hydroxyethylrutosides have been used as an alternative to horse chestnut preparations ( venostasin) containing

aescin Aescin or escin is a mixture of saponins with anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor and vasoprotective effects found in ''Aesculus hippocastanum'' (the horse chestnut). Aescin is the main active component in horse chestnut, and is responsible for mo ...

. Typical doses are in the order of 1,000 mg/day. Effects of hydroxyethylrutosides against

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-induced toxicity have been investigated in rats.

References

{{Vasoprotectives Quercetin glycosides Flavonol rutinosides