Grapefruit Extract: What is It?

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Grapefruit Extract: What is It?

Grapefruit Extract (GSE) is made by first converting grapefruit seeds and

pulp into a very acidic liquid.

This liquid is loaded with polyphenolic compounds, including quercitin,

helperidin, campherol glycoside, neohelperidin, naringin, apigenin, rutinoside,

poncirin, etc. The polyphenols themselves are unstable but are chemically

converted into more stable substances that belong to a diverse class of

products

called quaternary ammonium compounds.

Some quaternary compounds, benzethonium chloride and benzalkonium chloride,

for example, are used industrially as antimicrobials, but are toxic to animal

life. The B vitamin choline is also a quaternary compound, but is non-toxic

and even essential for maintaining healthy neurological function and fat

metabolism.

GSE features the best of both worlds: the quaternary compounds derived from

grapefruit exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, while evidencing

none of the toxic side-effects of chemically-derived quaternaries.

The finished product is a viscous, yellow-amber colored liquid that features

a taste that is both bitter and acidic. (Practitioners of Chinese and

Ayurvedic medicine consider both qualities to be part of the therapeutic

process.)

Pure vegetable glycerin is added to reduce the bitterness and acidity to a

tolerable level and to reduce the possibility that incidental contact could

cause irritation to the skin or mucous membranes.

More info at site.

_http://www.naturallysafecleaning.com/Grapefruit%20Extract.htm_

(http://www.naturallysafecleaning.com/Grapefruit%20Extract.htm)

 

 

 

No information in this letter should be construed as medical advice.

This information is for educational purposes only.

 

Jeff Frankel

10360 Pine Lakes Blvd

North Fort Myers, Fl 33903

239-731-2655

http://www.msprotocols.com/