Picture : Red maple buds   Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and red maple (Acer rubrum) are both of high commercial value in Canada, either for the production of maple syrup than for the quality of their timber. Recent studies have revealed another richness of the maples: their active molecules, contained in the bark, branches, leaves and twigs. Identified as belonging mainly to the polyphenol family, these molecules have pharmacological, cosmetic and nutrac... Continue reading »