According to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine, a compound found in citrus oil may help relieve dry mouth symptoms caused by radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. The oil cells of citrus peel are rich in essential oils, about 0.5% to 2% of the fresh weight of the peel. The main ingredient of citrus essential oil is d-limonene (d-Limonene), and the main role for radioactive dry mouth is d-limonene.
This compound, called d-limonene, protects saliva cells of mice exposed to radiation therapy without weakening the effects of radiation on tumors. Researchers led by Julie Saiki have also shown that oral d-limonene can be transported to the salivary glands of the body. A series of experiments with mouse cells exposed to radiation showed that d-limonene reduced the concentration of aldehydes in adult and salivary stem and progenitor cells. Even when cells are treated for several weeks after radiation exposure, d-limonene can still improve its recovery ability, repair glandular structure and produce saliva. Mice receiving d-limonene and exposed to radiation also produced more saliva than mice not receiving d-limonene and exposed to radiation.
Kimanin kashi 40% na masu cutar kansar kai da wuya da ke fama da cutar radiotherapy ke fama da cutar ta xerostomia, wanda hakan ba wai kawai rashin jin daɗi ba ne, amma kuma yana sanya marasa lafiya yin magana da haɗiye, kuma yana iya fuskantar wahala daga zafin baki ko haƙar haƙori, kuma a wasu lokuta Na iya haifar da asarar hakori. Bugu da ƙari, kodayake ana iya samun ɗan murmurewa a cikin fewan shekarun farko bayan jiyya, da zarar yawu ya sami matsala, yawanci hakan zai shafe shi har tsawon rayuwa. Bincike mai zuwa yana gudana, kuma idan yayi aiki, za a yi amfani da maganin lafiya don hana bushe baki cikin dogon lokaci kuma ya sauƙaƙa wa marasa lafiya haƙuri da jurewa maganin fitila bayan jiyya da inganta yanayin rayuwa.
