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red wine extract

resveratrol

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Reported Doses

Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies with variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely

Effectiveness Ratings

[see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]

acne

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: apply 1 mcg/g gel topically qhs

allergic rhinitis, adult patients

[Possibly Effective]
Dose: 2 sprays in each nostril tid; Info: 0.1% spray

allergic rhinitis, peds patients

[Possibly Effective]
Dose: 2 sprays in each nostril tid; Info: 0.05% spray; for patients 4-17 yo

Alzheimer disease

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 5-500 mg PO qd

cognitive decline, age-related

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 75 mg PO bid; Alt: 200-1000 mg PO qd

COPD

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 10 mg PO qd x20 days/mo, then repeat tx course qmo

diabetes mellitus, type 2

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 250-1000 mg PO qd

diabetic nephropathy

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 500 mg PO qd; Info: used with losartan

obesity

[Possibly Effective]
Dose: 8-3000 mg PO qd

osteoarthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 500 mg PO qd; Info: used with meloxicam

osteopenia

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 25 mg PO qd

periodontitis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 480 mg PO qd; Info: used with non-surgical tx

peritoneal dialysis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 150-450 mg PO qd

polycystic ovary syndrome

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 800-1500 mg PO qd

rheumatoid arthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 1 g PO qd; Info: used with antirheumatic tx

ulcerative colitis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 500 mg PO qd

URI, peds patients

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 0.05% solution intranasally tid x7 days; Start: at URI symptom onset; Info: for patients 3-5 yo with non-atopic recurrent wheezing secondary to URI

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