Do you know the role of vitamin c?

Vitamin C main physiological functions:
1, to promote the biosynthesis of collagen. Conducive to the organization of wound healing faster;
2, to promote amino acids in tyrosine and tryptophan metabolism, to extend the body life.
3, to improve the use of iron, c

alcium and folic acid.
4, to improve the metabolism of fat and lipids, especially cholesterol, to prevent cardiovascular disease.
5, to promote the growth of teeth and bones, to prevent bleeding gums. ;
6, to enhance the body's resistance to the external environment and immunity.

Drug effects:
Vitamin C is involved in a variety of reactions in the body, such as participation in the redox process, in bio-oxidation and reduction and cell respiration plays an important role. From the organizational level, the main role of vitamin C is related to the synthesis of cell interstitial. Including the matrix of collagen, teeth and bone, and the conjugate between capillary endothelial cells. Therefore, when the vitamin C deficiency caused by scurvy, accompanied by collagen synthesis defects, the performance of trauma through difficult to heal, tooth formation disorders and capillary damage caused by a large number of blood stasis, blood stasis fusion formation ecchymosis.

Vitamin C and scurvy have a long history. Hippocrates is the first person to mention scurvy. He described the soldiers at the time of tooth bed ulcers, teeth off. The The ; Early maritime travel caused people to the importance of scurvy, the fleet to leave the port 3-4 months, the crew often suffer from scurvy, people began to find this is due to lack of fresh vegetables and fruits on the sea's sake The 1932 British military medicine from the lemon juice from the precipitation of anti-scurvy with crystalline substances, 1933 Swiss scientists synthesized vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid.

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