Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice can affect some medicines. In most cases, it increases the level of the medicine in your blood. This can increase the risk of side effects or alter the effect that the medicine has.
Health Benefits and Therapeutic Uses of Buckthorn. 1  The plant helps clean toxins from the body. 2  It can be strongly purgative and it is therefore used in the treatment of constipation. In some cases, where a patient has had rectal surgery, this herb is given so that the patient has soft stools that do not aggravate the surgery area.
Uses of Red Grape Skin Extract Red grape skin extract is very high in resveratrol, which accounts for many of its health benefits. These benefits include supporting heart health, cholesterol level management, antioxidant support and the bodyâs ability to manage healthy blood sugar levels.