Does Grapefruit Seed Extract damage the good intestinal flora?
When taken in normal doses Grapefruit Seed Extract does not affect the friendly bacteria of the intestines. From the book “The Authoritative Guide to Grapefruit Seed Extract” by Allan Sachs, D.C. C.C.N: “While massive doses of Grapefruit Seed Extract are likely to compromise beneficial flora such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium residing in the digestive and urogenital tracts, typically recommended doses of GSE do not appear to have this effect. Grapefruit Seed Extract may actually assist the growth of the beneficial bacteria by inhibiting pathogenic microbes which compete with the beneficial flora.” From another book about Grapefruit Seed Extract called “The Healing Power of Grapefruit Seed” by Shalila Sharamon and Bodo J. Baginski: “Initial research indicates that grapefruit seed extract, taken in a normal dose, doesn’t touch the important Bifidobacteria and only insignificantly reduces the Lactobacilli, despite its inhibiting effect on harmful intestinal bacteria.
