(1) Detoxifying Foreign Pollutants

Drug metabolizing systems in the liver detect foreign substances and try to eliminate them from the body, using vitamin C. Making sure to maintain an adequate amount of vitamin C in the body helps the system work efficiently.

(2) Helping Carnitine Formation

Carnitine, contained largely in muscles, is required in the process of breaking down fatty acids for the generation of metabolic energy. Vitamin C is used in the synthesis of carnitine.

(3) Helping Mineral Absorption

Vitamin C helps absorption and metabolism of calcium as well as minerals.

(4) Lowering Histamine Level

Asthma bronchiale, sinus infections, urticarial rashes, pollen allergy, drug eruptions, and atopic dermatitis are allergenic reaction accompanied by shock, stress, or irritation, which are caused by histamine released in the body. Vitamin C lowers these histamine levels.

(5) Anti-inflammatory Effect

Ingesting an adequate amount of vitamin C helps activate anti-inflammatory effects in the human body, controlling inflammation like bee stings or throat inflammation caused by bacteria or virus infection.

(6) Providing Pain Relief

Vitamin C provides pain relief, allowing those who take enough vitamin C to often feel less pain. Some reports state that vitamin C in the body reduces pains from migraines, sprained lower back or disc hernias, as well as pain in the muscles or bones. (People with late-stage cancer also experience severe pain, which vitamin C has been observed to reduce in clinical practice.)

(7) Inactivating Viruses

Vitamin C inactivates viruses and controls activities of viruses indirectly by helping the body produce and activate interferon, a protein made and released by cells in response to the presence of foreign substances.
Slowing the replication of viruses in the cells and helping the body produce collagen strengthens intercellular substances. Researchers have found proof that vitamin C inactivates influenza and herpes viruses.
The most important benefit of vitamin C is the boost it provides to the immune system. Adequate doses of vitamin C spur resistance to viral infection from several kinds of viruses.
It is said that the discovery of vitamin C’s power to inactivate viruses has inspired researchers worldwide to examine other potentials of vitamin C.

(8) Destroying Germs

Vitamin C can destroy germs. The power of vitamin C to kill certain germs is supported by scientific studies: staphylococcus aureus, typhoid bacterium, diphtheria bacillus, salmonella, hemolytic streptococcus, tuberculosis bacterium, pseudomonad aeruginosa, coli bacterium, botulinus bacillus and pertussis bacteria are all susceptible to vitamin C. It is also said to be effective at killing coliform bacillus O157.

An adequate level of vitamin C will help the body to boost the bacteria-killing capability of white blood cells, increasing the power of the immune system as a whole. The body will thereby show higher resistance to bacteria infection and become capable of fighting many kinds of infectious diseases.

(9) Antioxidant Effect

Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant by capturing active oxygen. It also helps vitamin E by boosting its antioxidant effect.
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(10) Diuretic Effect

Vitamin C acts as a diuretic with an effect weaker than that of medical diuretics. It is often used as a mild diuretic that is safe and free of side effects.

(11) Stool Softening effect

Vitamin C acts as stool softener. Its action as an acid along with intestinal gas generated through intestinal bacterial degradation of vitamin C are said to enhance the activity of the intestines.