Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid, it is a substance necessary to maintain normal physiological functions, but in the human body can not synthesize itself, must be supplemented by food every day, if the intake is insufficient, the metabolism will be affected, then vitamin C in the clinic, what are the applications?
A prevention and treatment of scurvy: if vitamin C is long-term lacking, it will lead to an increase in the fragility of blood vessels, easy to produce rupture and bleeding, such as bleeding gums when brushing teeth, skin will appear bruised spots, bruises, etc. Vitamin C can reduce the fragility of capillaries, maintain the integrity of blood vessels, and prevent and treat scurvy.
Second, the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency anemia: iron is the main component of hemoglobin, if it is lacking, it will cause anemia, and iron in the body will be oxidized into trivalent iron, which is not conducive to the absorption and utilization of the human body. Vitamin C can reduce trivalent iron into easily absorbed divalent iron, so when supplementing iron, supplementing with vitamin C at the same time can improve the utilization rate of iron by the liver, which is conducive to the absorption of the body.
Three kinds of acute and chronic infectious diseases and adjuvant treatment of purpura
Four applications in antioxidants: Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can scavenge excess free radicals in the body, inhibit pigmentation, promote collagen synthesis, make our skin smooth and elastic, and look younger than people of the same age.
Having said all about the benefits of vitamin C, which foods are rich in vitamin C? For example, kiwifruit, lemon, grapefruit, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes and other foods are very rich in vitamin C. Therefore, if you want to supplement vitamin C, you can first choose to eat more vitamin C-rich foods to supplement. If the condition does not improve after a period of time, a pharmaceutical preparation can be selected under the guidance of a doctor.