Vitamin C Healing Properties, Deficiency Symptoms

Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid Deficiency symptoms

A deficiency of vitamin C results in soft gums, skin haemorrhages, capillary weakness, deterioration in collagen, anaemia, and slow healing of sores and wounds. It may lead to premature ageing, thyroid insufficiency, and lowered resistance to all infections. Its deficiency enhances the toxic effect of drugs and environmental poisons. Mild deficiencies of vitamin C may appear in the form of lassitude, fatigue, anorexia, muscular pain, and greater susceptibility to infection. A prolonged deficiency may cause scurvy.

Vitamin C healing properties

Deficiency of vitamin C can be prevented by eating plenty of fresh citrus fruits like limes, lemons, and oranges.

The cheapest sources of vitamin C  are gooseberries, germinated cereals, grains and pulses, drumstick leaves, and coriander leaves. In case of insufficient intake of vitamin C-rich foods, the deficiency can be overcome by taking 50-100 mg of vitamin C as a daily supplement.

Vitamin C is used therapeutically in huge doses from 100 to 10,000 mg a day. In acute poisoning or infections, 1,000 to 2,000 mg, preferably in injection form, can be administered every one and a half or two hours.

Precautions

There are no proven toxic effects of vitamin C, though excessive intake may cause some unpleasant side-effects such as occasional diarrhoea, excess urination, kidney stones, and skin rashes.

The dosage should be reduced if any of these symptoms occur.

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