Capillaries
Synopsis of Capillaries
Capillaries are the smallest and thinnest blood vessels in the body, forming an extensive network that connects arteries (via arterioles) to veins (via venules). They are the primary site of nutrient, gas, and waste exchange between blood and surrounding tissues. The walls of capillaries are just one cell thick, allowing for efficient diffusion of oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose, amino acids, and other molecules.
There are three types of capillaries:
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Continuous capillaries – found in most tissues, including muscle and skin, with tight junctions for controlled exchange.
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Fenestrated capillaries – found in kidneys and endocrine glands, with small pores that allow faster exchange of substances.
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Sinusoidal capillaries – found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, with large openings to move cells and proteins.
Capillary health is essential for cellular nourishment and detoxification. When capillaries become fragile, leaky, inflamed, or clogged, it can lead to poor circulation, edema, tissue damage, and systemic inflammation. Conditions like diabetes, hypertension, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammation often impair capillary function. Symptoms of capillary issues may include bruising, swelling, cold extremities, fatigue, or slow healing.
Natural remedies to support Capillaries
Flavonoid-rich foods: Blueberries, citrus, and dark chocolate contain compounds like rutin and hesperidin that strengthen capillary walls.
Vitamin C: Essential for collagen production, which reinforces capillary structure.
Bioflavonoid supplements: Rutin, quercetin, and hesperidin have long been used to reduce capillary fragility and inflammation.
Healthy blood sugar management: Prevents damage to microvessels over time.
Exercise and movement: Improves blood flow through capillary beds.
Hydration and low-sodium diet: Reduces fluid retention and pressure on capillaries.
Avoid smoking: Nicotine and toxins can constrict and degrade capillaries.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to support Capillaries.
alpha lipoic acid
alpha-glycosyl isoquercitrin
amino acids
anthocyanins
apple
astragalus
bilberry
black currant
blueberry
bovine
butcher's broom
Chinese salvia root
chokeberry
citrus bioflavonoids
fish oil
flavonols
garlic bulb
ginkgo biloba
gotu kola
grape
grape seed
onion
hawthorn
hesperetin
hesperidin
horse chestnut
Japanese sophora
l-arginine
magnesium
maqui berry
nattokinase
niacin (vitamin B3)
orange
phenolic acids
pine bark
quercetin
rutin
silicon
trans-pterostilbene
ubiquinol
vinpocetine
vitamin B
vitamin C
vitamin E
vitamin K
water
zinc
jiaogulan
capsicum
lingzhi
yarrow
yarrow
prickly ash
sodium salt
morinda
terpene lactones
polyphenols
trace minerals
purslane
shepherd's purse
noni
herbal blend (proprietary)
cayenne pepper
ashitaba
sea salt
18-Hydroxyeicosahexaenoic Acid
Arginine Alpha Ketoglutarate
Anthocyanidins (unspecified)
Animal Tissue
Asiaticoside
Aronia melanocarpa
Alpha-Glycosyl Isoquercetin
Alkaloid (unspecified)
Alaska Blueberry
Agmatine sulfate
Allium (unspecified)
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Anthocyanin
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Aescin
anthocyanin
anthocyanidins
Alkaloids
Ampelopsin
Ajoene
Acetylsalicylic acid
alkaloid
Anthocyanins
Arginine alpha-ketoglutarate
anthocyanosides
Apocynin
Astragalin
Animal protein
Baikal Skullcap
Black chokeberry
blend (herb/botanical)
botanical (unspecified)
Benzopyran
Bioflavonoid
Bioflavonoids (mixed)
Bog Bilberry
Blueberry (unspecified)
Baicalein
Benfotiamine
Blend (Mineral)
Bioflavonoids (mixture)
berry
boysenberry
Blueberry
Bioflavonoids
Berries (unspecified)
blend (herb/botanical)
bilberry
Bovine (not specified)
Butcher's Broom
Blood vessels
Black Rice
Beet nitrate
Coumarin
Centella triterpenes
Carbon Dioxide
Chrysanthellum americanum
Calcium pangamate
Citrus sinensis
Citrus (unspecified)
Cayenne Pepper
Cyanidin
Citrus
Cannabinoids
Catecholamine
Capsicum
Chokeberry
Centella asiatica
Coca
Capers
Citrus Bioflavonoids
Cacao
Cayenne
cypress
Cranesbill
Chrysantellum americanum
Copper Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Coumaric acid
Collinsonia
citrus spp.
Diosmin
Danshen
Delphinidin
Dextran
Diosmin
Dextran
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
Dwarf Bilberry
Dimorphandra gardneriana
Diosmetin
epicatechin
E-Viniferin
Erigeron
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Erigeron breviscapus
Escin
Elastin
epicatechin
Escein
Fruit (unspecified)
Flavanol (mixture)
food additive (unspecified)
flavan-3-ols
Flavonoid
Flavonoids
Flavonoid (mixture)
Flavonoid glycosides
fibroblast growth factors
Fatty acids
Fungus
Flavonoid (unspecified)
Flavanones
Fagopyrum (unspecified)
Flavoglycosides
Fruit (unspecified)
Flavones (various)
Flavonoid (mixture)
Flavanones (various)
Flavonols
Fern-leaf yarrow
Ferulic acid derivative
Flavans
Flavonones
Flavanols
flavanols (various)
Flavones
fibroblast growth factor
Flavanoid (mixture)
Flavonones (unspecified)
Ginkgo Flavonglycosides
Ginkgo flavones
Grape
Gypenoside
German Knotweed
Gotu Kola
Gallate (unspecified)
Ginkgolides
Grapeseed Oil
Ginkgo Flavone Glycoside
Ginkgoflavones
Ginkgolide B
Ginkgoside
Ginkgoheteroside
Greater Periwinkle
Ginkgo
Ginkgolide A
Ginkgo Falvone Glycoside
Ginkgolide C
Hydroxycinammic acid
Hawthorn
Hesperidin methylchalcone
Hyperoside
Hesperetin
Hesperidin
Hesperitin
Heart
Hesperidin methyl chalcone
Hyaluronidase
Horse Chestnut
Hesperidin
Inositol nicotinate
Inositol nicotinate
Immortelle
Isoquercetin
Jiaogulan
Japanese Pine
Knotweed (unspecified)
Knotweed
Linden
L-Arginine
Lumbrokinase
Ligustrazin
Leucoanthocyanidins
Ligusticum
Leucoanthocyanins
Leucodelphinidin
Maqui
mineral (unspecified)
Mineral ascorbate (unspecified)
mineral (unspecified)
Monoterpenes
Mushrooms
Myricetin
maritime Pine
Maratime Pine
Methylxanthine (unspecified)
Myricetin
Mountain Bilberry
Nitric Oxide
Northern Prickly Ash
New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel
Naringin
Nitrates
Nattokinase
Nitrate
Night-Blooming Cereus
Nitrate
Nitrate (unspecified)
Oxygen
Orange (unspecified)
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins
organic acid (unspecified)
Oxygen
Omega Blend
Omega-3
Omega-3
Polyphenol (unspecified)
peptides (unspecified)
Proanthocyanidins (unspecified)
Phenylpropanoids (unspecified)
Pagoda Tree
Pangamic Acid
Procyanidol
Procyanidin (unspecified)
Phenolic Acid
Panax Pseudoginseng
Proanthocyanidins (unspecified)
Pentacyclic triterpenoids (unspecified)
Peptides (unspecified)
Phenolics (unspecified)
Phosphate ascorbate
Polydatin
Proanthocyanidins
Proanthocyanidin
Pig
Polyphenols (unspecified)
Potassium
Periwinkle
Punicalagins
Proanthocyanidin (unspecified)
Panax Notoginseng
polyphenols (various)
Potassium ascorbate
Porcine
plant (unspecified)
Phytocannabinoid (unspecified)
Platelet derived growth factor
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Pycnogenol
Polymethoxylated flavones
Plantain (common or English)
phenolics (various)
Polyphenols (mixed)
Polyphenols (npt specified)
Potassium taurate
Peptides
Quercetin
Quercetin
Rue
Red Wine
Red Horse Chestnut
Resveratrol analog (unspecified)
Ruscogenin
Rutin
Rutin
Ruscus (unspecified)
Ruscogenins
Resveratrol
Resveratrol conjugates (mixed)
Rutosides
Red Sage
Sichuan Pagoda Tree
Silicon
Silver Fir
Salt (sea)
Salmon Oil
salt
Salvianolic acid
salt (unspecified)
Sodium
Sodium
Superoxide Dismutase
Sodium Ascorbate
Strawberry
Serratiopeptidase
Sodium
Sodium chloride
Silicon
silica
Scotch Broom
Sweet Clover
Stone Root
Sinensetin
Sinesetin
Sodium nitrate
Terpenoids
Terpene Lactone (unspecified)
Triterpene (unspecified)
Terpene
Tea (mixed)
Tissue (unspecified)
Taxifolin
Troxerutin
Tea (not specified)
Tall Buckwheat
Tomato
Tea Polyphenol
Tangelo
Vitamin E (mixed tocotrienols)
Vitamin K (Phylloquinone)
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin C (Ascorbate)
Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate)
Vegetable (unspecified)
Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocomonoenol)
Vitamin E (natural tocopherols)
Vitamin E (tocopherol ascorbyl palmitate)
Vitamin E (tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)
Vitamin B1 (benfotiamine)
Vinburnine
Vincamine
Vitamin E (Gamma Tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (beta tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol succinate)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl)
Vitamin B3 (Inositol Hexanicotinate)
Vitamin E
Vitamin C (calcium ascorbate)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate)
Vitamin E (beta-tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols
Vitamin E (tocotrienol unspecified)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Vitexin
Vitamin K
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (delta tocopherol)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol)
Vitamin E (beta tocopherol)
Vitamin C (not specified)
Vitamin E (delta tocotrienol)
Vitamin C (unspecified)
Vitamin C (mixed)
Vitamin E (mixed)
Vitamin C (ascorbic palmitate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate)
Vitamin E (beta and delta tocopherols)
Vitamin E (mixied tocopherols and tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (unspecified tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (gamma tocopherol)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin C (mixed ascorbates)
Vegetable Juice
Vitamin E (alpha tocotrienol)
Vitamin K (Mixed)
Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols and Tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (tocopherol not specified)
Viramin E (mixed tocopherols)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl hydrochloride)
Vitamin E (delta-tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (mixed alpha-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols/tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (mixed tocotrienols/tocopherols)
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B
Vitamin E (not specified)
Vitamin E (vitamin E acetate)
Vitamin K (unspecified)
Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (gamma unspecified)
Vitamin C
Vitamin (unspecified)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin E (delta-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (tocofersolan)
Vitamine E (mixed tocotrienols)
Water
Witch Hazel
Watercress
Watermelon
Xanthine
Xantinol Nicotinate
Yumberry
Yarrow