The procaine hydrochloride, which was approved in 1905, is one of the few drugs that continue to be significant today due to its effectiveness and good tolerability. Initially used for local anesthesia, it gained widespread popularity as the main active ingredient in neural therapy according to HUNECKE and the vitality treatment of the same name, introduced by Prof. ASLAN in the 1950s.
The outstanding properties of procaine in the body have also been confirmed in numerous scientific studies and include:
• Vasodilation (including the capillaries)
• Anti-inflammatory effects
• Antirheumatic action
• Antioxidant effect (neutralization of free radicals)
• Lipid-lowering effect
• Balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system (eutonization)