This is due to its high acidity; Experts warn: the effectiveness in humans has not been proven, and the damage to the vagina has not been tested
Laboratory tests show that lemon juice is able to kill sperm and the HIV virus, Australian researchers announced yesterday (Thursday), according to a report on the journal's website. "New Scientist However, AIDS treatment experts warn that the safety of using lemon juice in humans is still unknown.
According to the team of researchers from the University of Melbourne, led by Roger Short, if the trials in primates and humans are successful, lemon juice will provide an ideal solution for women who do not have access to safe contraceptives such as condoms. This is because growing lemons in the poor countries does not involve a high cost.
According to Short, a 10% solution of lemon juice was able to stop the activity of the HIV virus in a laboratory sample, and half a teaspoon of juice was able to kill two teaspoons of sperm in
30 seconds. Killing sperm and viruses is explained by the high acidity of lemon juice.
Short suggested that women could inject the lemon juice into the penis using a cotton swab soaked in the juice before the penis. Researchers in Short's laboratory stated that the use of the juice does not cause pain.
According to Julian Meldrum, a member of the British organization NAM, which deals with information about AIDS, "The basic principle that acids such as lemon juice may neutralize both sperm and HIV has been known for several years, but it is not known how much damage this causes directly, to the vagina, uterus and cervix, and indirectly , due to the effect of the presence of bacteria in the vagina.
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