When preventing or healing a
venous skin ulcer, make certain that you're getting
enough vitamin C and flavonoids.
- Research suggests that vitamin C can speed the
healing of surgical wounds and pressure sores.1
Experts recommend a vitamin C dose of 1 g to
2 g per day for venous skin ulcer
healing.2
- Flavonoids, a class of
plant-based compounds, are proven to help heal wounds, including venous skin
ulcers.3 Experts recommend a daily dose of
1 g for healing venous skin ulcers.4
Citations
Katz DL (2001). Diet and wound healing. In
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, pp. 147-149.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Hall JC (2000). Stasis (venous) dermatitis and ulcers
section of Vascular dermatoses. In Sauer's Manual of Skin Diseases, 8th ed., pp. 110-113. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins.
Katz DL (2001). Flavonoids. In Nutrition in Clinical Practice, p. 365. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Nelson EA, et al. (2006). Venous leg ulcers. Online
version of Clinical Evidence (15): 1-20.
Katz DL (2001). Diet and wound healing. In
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, pp. 147-149.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Hall JC (2000). Stasis (venous) dermatitis and ulcers
section of Vascular dermatoses. In Sauer's Manual of Skin Diseases, 8th ed., pp. 110-113. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins.
Katz DL (2001). Flavonoids. In Nutrition in Clinical Practice, p. 365. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Nelson EA, et al. (2006). Venous leg ulcers. Online
version of Clinical Evidence (15): 1-20.
