Vinpocetine: natural alkaloid

Vinpocetine is an extract from the seeds of the periwinkle (Vinca minor), also known as lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle, and is now enjoying worldwide popularity in Europe, Japan, Korea and China.
The small shrub is native to Asia Minor, Central Europe and Southern Europe, and is found in mountainous areas where it flowers in the first half of the year (March to June), showing its light blue to purple flowers. It then bears fruit for two months.

Ingredients of the periwinkle

The lesser periwinkle naturally contains numerous valuable ingredients. These include bitter substances, tannin, tannic acid, flavonoids, beta-sitosterol, saponins and over 40 alkaloids. The main value-giving alkaloids are vincamine (the main alkaloid), vincine and vinpocetine.
Vinpocetine is also the substance about which numerous scientific studies have been conducted and published.

Vinpocetine is used in medicine as a medicinal substance in synthetic form. The alkaloid was first synthesised in 1975 by Szántay Csaba, a renowned Hungarian researcher.

Vinpocetine is fat-soluble and should be taken with a meal for good bioavailability.

Vinpocetine capsules by Fairvital

• plant-based active substance from the seeds of the periwinkle
• pleasant intake due to capsule form
• popular with seniors and athletes
• bulk pack for 3 months
• vegetarian and vegan
• gluten-free, lactose-free, fructose-free
• without magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide