Grapefruit isn’t just for breakfast anymore. Nowadays the seed has become the star of the show. Grapefruit seed extract (GSE) is becoming more and more popular amongst users, both as an internal and external medicine.
The grapefruit grows in clusters on the tree, like grapes. The botanical name, citrus X paradisi, was decided upon when it was established that the tree was a natural, accidental hybrid between the pummelo and the orange.
Grapefruit seed extract was discovered in 1976. A doctor in Florida noticed that the seeds in his compost pile didn’t decompose, and he wondered why. The result of his research was his finding that the grapefruit seed contained so much anti-bacterial agents that it couldn’t be broken down. The first usages were for preserving animal feed against mold, and for the drying and preserving of cosmetics.
For the past twenty-five years, GSE has been used as an anti-bacterial agent, both internally and externally. To list just a few of its benefits, it is used to support the digestive system, to fight flu and colds, for sore throats, as a yeast infection fighter, to battle plague, to treat wounds, to sterilize skin and other surfaces, as a bacteria fighter, as a douche, for sterilizing water, and for an almost endless lists of other things.
There are no reported side effects. Grapefruit itself can work too well with some medications, causing them to supersize themselves, much more of their attributes getting into the patient’s system, causing a potential overdose. The process of obtaining GSE filters out virtually all of the troublesome ingredients, making GSE safe to use with other medications.
Germs don’t seem to become resistant to the extract, so it can be used long-term, either for healing a problem, or as a preventative. A study done in Brazil showed that GSE killed one hundred percent of the bacteria on post-operative skin, compared to seventy-two percent killed by alcohol, and ninety-nine percent by commercial surgical soap.
There seems to be little interest shown by the government in testing GSE, in order to either prove the claims, or to debunk them. There is, of course, no real money to be made by such a simple cure that seems to have no bad side effects. Meanwhile, thousands of people continue to use the product without complaints.
Aids patients are turning to GSE, looking for something that they can use for their weak immune systems, without having the usual harmful medical side effects.
Veterinarians have used GSE for years. It can be used as a spray for skin problems, and seems to help with stomach problems and “dog breath. Pet owners are happy to find something that works without side effects that they can’t catch with animals who can’t explain their troubles.
All in all, GSE seems to be well worth looking into by anybody who is interested in natural cures, and/or who has problems with conventional anti-biotics, stomach upsets, and the endless other health issues that GSE tackles.
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