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Vitamin C – A Wonder Drug from Nature’s Own Pharmacopeia?
- Source :
- ASM Science Journal, Vol 12, Pp 1-26 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2019.
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Abstract
- This review outlays the biological chemistry of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) that explains its increasing therapeutic use in orthomolecular medicine. Even in mega doses that are often mostly and safely administered as intravenous infusions, the vitamin, as such or in its potent transportable form dehydroascorbic acid, does not affect healthy cells and targets only cancerous cells. The review proposes the need for clinicians in mainstream medicine to explore more intimately vitamin C’s integrative use in treating many modern-day health problems, such as non-hormone dependent cancers, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and sepsis, based on a proper appreciation of the strengths and limitations of both RCTs (efficacy studies) and observational studies (effectiveness studies). Vitamin C is a first line antioxidant. Its known pro-oxidant effects in killing cancer cells, along with its ubiquitous roles as an enzyme cofactor, offer much potential to be tapped in cancer therapy, either alone or in combination with other therapies. An adequate intake of dietary and supplemental vitamin C (90-120 mg/day), is seen as a pivotal need for both young and old to ward off a plethora of health problems.
- Subjects :
- l-ascorbic acid
first line antioxidant
essential enzyme cofactor
immune system booster
essential dietary supplement
vitamin c treatment in human disease
iv-vitamin c
Mathematics
QA1-939
Physics
QC1-999
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18236782
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- ASM Science Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.14f1588d44514053b037e054cc4b2713
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2019.272