Flavanols

Flavonols are a subclass of flavonoids, a large class of bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory properties found in onions, kale, lettuce, tomatoes, apples, grapes, and berries as well as in tea and wine.

The researchers found that people with the highest dietary intake of flavonols had slower decline of their cognitive function over time, compared with those who had the lowest flavonol intake. They also found these benefits for specific flavonols, including kaempferol (found in kale, beans, tea, spinach, and broccoli), quercetin (tomatoes, kale, apples, tea), and myricetin (tea, wine, kale, oranges, tomatoes). While more study is needed, the investigators believe that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of these compounds can help protect brain function

Cannabis is rich in many beneficial compounds including flavonoids. It is estimated that up to 10% of the cannabis plant compounds are flavonoids with up to almost 3% by weight in dried leaves and buds.

Cannabis is known for being a complex plant with thousands of chemical compounds. In the past decade we have begun to understand the importance of other groups of natural cannabis compounds such as terpenes and now flavonoids.

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