Effect of Lemon Oil Concentrate Cymbopogon citratus ERILIM® towards the Helicobacter pylori Bacteria: A Case Report
J. C. Ruvalcaba Ledezma *
Department of Medicine and Public Health, UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
J. Reynoso Vázquez
Department of Pharmacy, UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
E. G. Olvera Hernández
Department of Pharmacy, UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
L. O. Aguirre Rembao
Department of Medicine and Public Health, UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
J. A. Pérez Islas
UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
E. A. Baltazar García
UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
Y. J. García Cruz
UAEH, Hidalgo State University, Pachuca City, Hidalgo State, México.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This research is based on the effect of the lemon tea concentrate whose polyphenols are powerful antioxidants. Studies have shown that they suppress free radicals in a more effective way than vitamins C or E; in some of cases, specifically in H. pylori, which generally colonizes the human stomach as a single strain with stable characteristics. Authors mention that this colonization can be stable throughout life. This bacterium is related to chronic gastritis, and although H. pylori infection is still the main cause of duodenal and gastric ulcers, the prevalence of ulcers associated with H. pylori is decreasing, while that of related ulcers with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is increasing. Much of what has been published lately about H. pylori and has focused on its important changes in the pattern of the disease and in the potential value of eradication therapy.
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, effect, lemon tea, chronic gastritis, treatment