Vitamin C ( Ascorbic Acid )

Benefits

- Promotes healthy capillaries, gums,teeth
- Aids in iron absorption
- Helps heal wounds, burns, and broken bones
- Prevents & treat scurvy
- Helps form collagen in connective tissue
- Increases calcium absorption
- Contributes to haemoglobin & red blood cell production in bone marrow
- Part of treatment for anemia especially for iron-deficiency anemia
- Part of treatment of urinary tract infections
- Blocks production of nitrosamines which are thought to be carcinogenic
- Aids in adrenal gland function
- Reduces free-radical production

Possible Additional Benefits

- May prevent or reduce symptoms of the common cold & other infections
- May prevent some form of cancer
- May reduce cholesterol
- Potential protection against heart disease
- Possible blood clot prevention
- May prevent allergies
- May reduce symptoms of arthritis, skin ulcers, allergic reactions
- Possible relief of herpes infections of eyes & genitals
- May prevent periodontal disease
- May reduce toxic effect of alcohol & drugs
- May promote healing of bedsores
- May retard aging
- May improve male fertility

source: Vitamins- Herbs, Minerals & Supplements by H.Winter Griffith