The Cranberryne Arkocaps is an herbal dietary supplement that combines the benefits of fruits, cranberry (Vaccinium macRocarpon) and grape (Vitis vinifera). O combination of these natural nutrients provide a balanced daily diet that helps maintain urinary tract health. Vaccinium macRocarpon Cranberryne Part used: the fruit for preventing recurrent UTIs Description The cranberry is a red berry that grows in marshy lands of New England and the northern part of the east side of the U.S.. American Indians, who called Imbi or Atoka, knew how to use them wild berries and their healing properties. The first settlers and sailors used as a preventative treatment against scurvy for about two centuries. The "antibacterial" urinary Since 1923 already, long before the discovery of antibiotics, American physicians syntagografousan the cranberry for prevention and reduction of recurrent UTIs. Then, it was believed that the action was due to acidification of the urine that have been caused by the very low pH of the juice of the plant: 2.5 or less. In 1984 he was given the scientific explanation for the action of the plant. In fact, taking the cranberry alter the chemical composition of the urine thus preventing the adhesion of bacteria, especially Escherichia coli (E. Coli), the walls of the urinary tract. This effect seems to be due to the existence of various substances eg of hippuric acid and proanthocyanidins (condensed tannin) with high molecular weight. Recent clinical studies show that the use of cranberry has the effect of reducing the number of urinary infections by 20% to 50% per year. The cranberry is thus a new alternative approach to the prevention of urinary tract infections by reducing the antibiotics and side effects that accompany them.