Vitamins - C - Ailments / Situations Where Used

This versatile vitamin can help prevent or alleviate a variety of conditions. Scurvy is a disease resulting from vitamin C deficiency. Symptoms include bleeding gums, extreme weakness, extensive bruising, and poor wound healing.

Vitamin C is also good for asthma, allergies, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and cholesterol. Cancers include those affecting the lungs or gastrointestinal tract. Eye disorders include glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts. Oral conditions include gingivitis and periodontal disease. Arthritis conditions include osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Additional conditions where vitamin C can be used include diabetes and skin disorders.