Pharma Vitamin C 100% Water Soluble Powder
Ascorbic Acid, a water-soluble vitamin, is essential for the synthesis of collagen and intercellular material. Vitamin C deficiency develops when the dietary intake is inadequate. Deficiency leads to the development of a well-defined syndrome known as scurvy. This is characterized by capillary fragility, bleeding (especially from small blood vessels and the gums), normocytic or macrocytic anaemia, cartilage and bone lesions, and slow healing of wounds. Vitamin C participates in oxidation and reduction processes in the body in which it transfer hydrogen. Vitamin C involved in the synthesis of the steroid hormones, in the synthesis of collagen (wound healing) and the clotting of blood.