At first glance, the User's Guide To Pycnogenol: Nature's Most Versatile Supplement merits no further attention. It's just another pamphlet on a magic cure for everything except the bedroom headache. But wait. Not only is Pycnogenol quite a tongue-twister, this substance promises to render itself useful for cardiovascular, dermatological and arthritic indications and beyond""as an alternative to the sildenafil pill. Thank the antioxidants in Pycnogenol, an extract from the bark of pine trees. How well it works is anybody's guess, but could it possibly save some of India's big cats from body-parts demand on the other side of the Himalayas? It's better to bark up a vaguely right tree than the precisely wrong one.
 
USER'S GUIDE TO PYCNOGENOL
 
Richard A. Passwater
$5.95
92 PAGES
Basic Health Publications

 
 

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