Fecha de publicación: 10/10/2012 Fuente: WIPO "royal jelly" The invention relates to medicine, in particular to biologically active food additives, and is intended to exert a therapeutic effect on the cardiovascular system. The biologically active food additive comprises hawthorn flowers and/or berries and/or leaves and is characterized in that it additionally contains royal jelly in the following ingredient ratio: from 10 mass% to 90 mass% hawthorn; from 90 mass% to 10 mass% royal jelly; and from 0 mass% to 70 mass% fillers. The claimed agent is produced in powder, tablet or capsule form and can also be produced in aqueous-alcoholic extract form or in forms based on said extract, i.e.: powder, tablets and capsules. The complex system of biologically active substances contained in the proposed biologically active food additive not only exerts an effect on the entire cardiovascular system, but also reduces the causes of cardiovascular diseases and improves quality of life in old age by acting on the pathology of the human body. This long-acting agent for prophylaxis and planned treatment has no contraindications or side effects even during long-term use (more than one year).