Biological Activity of Fresh-Squeezed Lemon Juice

Lemon juice has protective activity in a rat urolithiasis model

BACKGROUND The use of herbal medicines (medicinal plants or phytotherapy) has recently gained popularity in Europe and the United States. Nevertheless the exact mechanism of the preventive effects of these products is still far to be clearly established, being its knowledge necessary to successfully apply these therapies to avoid stone formation. METHODS The effect of oral lemon juice adminis...

Poisoning in children and the toxicity of lemon juice.

Lxxxii. the Antiscorbutic Fraction of Lemon Juice. Ii

Giardiacidal activity of lemon juice, vinifer and vinegar on Giardia intestinalis cysts.

The giardiacidal efficacy of simple disinfecting materials, ie lemon juice, vinifer, and vinegar, for uncooked foods with Giardia cysts was investigated to help travelers in Giardia-endemic areas. The cysts were obtained from stools of individuals with Giardia intestinalis infection by modified sucrose gradient procedure. A pooled batch of 3 x 10(4)/ml Giardia cysts was made from all specimens....

The isolation of vitamin C from lemon juice.

During my undergraduate training at Washington State College and graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh, I developed an interest in vitamins but I did not have very much working experience with them. Hence, when the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh invited me to become a permanent member of the staff with a major responsibility to develop the senior and graduate studies in bioc...