Banner Pharmacaps
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Horse Chestnut Seed Extract in new softgel form is marketed as a "treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), commonly known as varicose veins," the High Point, N.C. marketer of bulk encapsulated dietary supplements, OTC and Rx drugs says. The product, delivered in 250 mg softgel capsules with 20% escin, a triterpenic saponin found in horse chestnut extract, will be available in August. Banner has developed a softgel version of Pure World Botanicals' MacaPure supplement, also introduced at the NNFA trade show. Derived from the Peruvian maca plant, the botanical is said to boost stamina and energy