Grapefruit extracts could act against ulcers
Grapefruit seed extract contains nutrients with antioxidant properties that maintain digestive health.
18/05/05 Extracts of grapefruit have strong antioxidant properties that might have healing effects on stomach ulcers, Polish researchers have found.
Grapefruit seed extract contains nutrients with antioxidant properties that maintain digestive health, according to Dr. Lee Kaplan of Massachusetts General Hospital.
While grapefruit is often associated with acidity and GI irritation, GSE actually possesses antibacterial and antioxidative properties that calm the gastric tract, Kaplan says.
Researchers from Jagiellonian University Medical College in Poland examined the beneficial healing effects of GSE on preexisting gastric ulcers.
The findings were presented during Digestive Disease Week 2005 in Chicago, which consists of a gathering of those in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
