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.
Cishe i-40% yeziguli zomdlavuza wekhanda nentamo ezithola i-radiotherapy zihlushwa yi-xerostomia, engagculisi nje kuphela, kepha futhi eyenza kube nzima ezigulini ukuthi zikhulume futhi zigwinye, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ihlupheke ngomlomo noma ukubola kwamazinyo, kanti kwezinye amacala Kungadala ukulahleka kwamazinyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, yize kungabakhona ukululama eminyakeni embalwa yokuqala ngemuva kokwelashwa, lapho amathe esengakhubazekile, imvamisa izothinteka impilo yonke. Ucwaningo olulandelayo luyaqhubeka, futhi uma lusebenza, umuthi uzosetshenziswa ngokuphepha ukuvimbela umlomo owomile esikhathini eside futhi kwenze kube lula ezigulini ukuthi zikwazi ukubekezelela ukwelashwa ngemisebe ngemuva kokwelashwa nokwenza ngcono impilo.
