Nutraceutical - Vesta Research and Development

While Vesta places greatest emphasis on the practical, sales-oriented aspects of product development, we also look to the future with basic research aimed at obtaining purer, more potent nutraceutical and pharmaceutical ingredients from medicinal plants. From Nature's medicine chest, we select an herb long known for its effectiveness. We then search traditional and modern literature to identify its most effective ingredients, and for assurance of safety. These ingredients are then purified and incorporated into an easy-to-take dosage form to make the next VESTA SUPER NUTRACEUTICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL.

The search for suitable candidates is not an easy one. The plant kingdom provides abundant and untapped sources of biological diversity. These discovered and undiscovered resources offer a wealth of therapeutic diversity for new nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals. The challenge, however, is to identify effective plant components for maintaining health from literally millions of potential opportunities.

Vesta begins with a knowledge of the traditional medicinal uses of various plants. This information is then cross-checked against the results of literature searches for previously discovered biological activity, chemical constituents, and other reported medicinal uses. When Vesta identifies a medicinal plant for its therapeutic target, it isolates and identifies a pure, active, patentable compound from the plant extract.

Because these plant extracts have a long history of use in humans, as food or traditional medicines, Vesta has a strong indication that the isolated compound is safe and effective. Cynarin is a good example of this concept.