Table 4.
Summary of Antiviral Effects of Lemon and Lime Juice in Cervical Explant Tissues
| Test Article | Unit | Concentration | p24 Log101 |
# of donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Juice, natural | % | 1 | 2.75 | 1 |
| % | 5 | 02 ± 0 | 3 | |
| % | 10 | 0.36 ± 0.5 | 2 | |
| % | 20 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lemon Juice, neutral pH | % | 5 | 3.23 | 1 |
| % | 10 | 2.46 ± 0.13 | 2 | |
| Lime Juice, natural | % | 1 | 2.61 ± 0.16 | 2 |
| % | 5 | 0 ± 0 | 3 | |
| % | 10 | 0.32 ± 0.55 | 3 | |
| Lime Juice, neutral pH | % | 1 | 3.26 ± 0.32 | 2 |
| % | 5 | 3.53 | 1 | |
| % | 10 | 2.22 ± 1.94 | 3 | |
| Untreated HIV-1 Infected Control | 3.49 ± 0.54 | 11 | ||
1Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation log10 of HIV-1 p24 in each sample.
20 = Undetectable p24 protein
Juice and vinegar concentrations are expressed as percent (%) solution.