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Researched for: Vitamin C evidence and protocol review
Also known as: Ascorbic acid
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an essential water-soluble vitamin and antioxidant, required as a cofactor for collagen synthesis (prolyl/lysyl hydroxylase enzymes), carnitine and catecholamine biosynthesis, and immune cell function. It also enhances non-heme iron absorption. Deficiency causes scurvy.
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Data source: Primary literature, regulator records, trial registries, and identity-specific evidence search
Reflects preclinical/research literature context only. Not a medical claim, dosing instruction, or treatment recommendation.
Amounts and schedules are separated by administration route. Evidence badges distinguish labels, human studies, preclinical work, community reports, and evidence gaps.
75 mg/day for adult women and 90 mg/day for adult men; upper limit 2000 mg/day for adults
Context: NIH fact sheet
Formulation: Oral-mucosal formulations are not dose-equivalent to injectable or topical formulations.
Route safety: Research-study protocol only; it is not an approved or individualized instruction and should not be extrapolated to another route.
Do not convert an amount between routes. Bioavailability, formulation, sterility, monitoring, and clinical context differ by route. Research-use context only; independently verify every cited source.
Gram-dose oral schedules are not general immune-treatment protocols. Kidney-stone risk, iron overload, and laboratory-test interference matter at high doses.
Supplementary research context only. Not medical advice or a treatment recommendation.
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