The ROSA DI MACCHIA (Rosa canina) contains vitamins C, K, P, A, B1, B2, carotenoids, anthocyanins, pectins, tannins, polyphenol acids, essential oil and vanillin. Thanks to all these active ingredients, it has a strong vasoprotective action (strengthened by the synergism with bioflavonoids), anti-inflammatory and diuretic. The fruits have a very high value of vitamin C (from 0.3% to 1.7%) which is highly available and assimilable and this makes the plant a valid therapeutic aid in the prevention and treatment of winter ailments of the respiratory system. Vitamin P, carotenoids and anthocyanins, contained in the plant, make it a useful adjuvant in alterations of the microcirculation (capillaries). It should be remembered that the vitamin C contained in the plant has an antioxidant effect, i.e. it fights the formation of free radicals. ACEROLA (Malpighia punicifolia) is very rich in vitamin C, a hundred times higher than that of citrus fruits, it also contains bioflavonoids, B vitamins and significant amounts of iron, phosphorus and calcium. It is an arboreal plant characterized by fruits similar to cherries. Vitamin C, among its various functions, participates in the transformation of tryptophan into serotonin which, in turn, can be used by the body to produce melatonin. The plant has vitaminizing, astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. Acerola is the main natural source of the vitamin C complex, consisting of factor C1 (ascorbic acid) together with factor C2 (pentahydroxy-3-flavanol), both necessary to carry out the antioxidant and immunomodulatory action. Acerola fortifies the body against flu and colds, improves anemia by improving the assimilation of iron, fights free radicals, strengthens the walls of the arteries and capillary vessels; associated with dog rose and bioflavonoids enhances the assimilation and action of vitamin C in the body. BIOFLAVONOIDS are obtained from lemon and orange and if, associated with the vitamin C contained in dog rose and acerola, they have an action on the protection of the vascular endothelium. Bioflavonoids form the active nucleus of vitamin C2 (vitamin factor P) and this is why they have a remarkable ability to increase capillary resistance and decrease permeability.