Health Benefits : Oranges

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The high vitamin C content of oranges, at least when recently picked or juiced, accounts for much of their benign influence on our health, given the enormous importance of this vitamin in combatting infection.


In the pith and the segment walls are bioflavonoids.
Found in many fruits and vegetables, these are also known as vitamin P factors, or C2 since they appear to potentiate the activity of vitamin C.


In addition, they are known to strengthen the walls of the blood capillaries.

Many studies indicate that various bioflavonoids, actively combat infectious bacteria, viruses and fungi.