A flavonoid that is found in lemons, limes and grapefruit stimulates the development and recovery of muscle tissue. Pharmacologists at Ewha Womans University in South Korea discovered that hesperidin has an anabolic effect on young muscle cells, forces stem cells to develop into muscle cells and speeds up the recovery of damaged muscle tissue.
Hesperidin stimulates formation of new muscle tissue
hesperidin also acts to destroy free radicals or cancer-producing cells that may be circulating in the body. Various studies have shown that hesperidin treatment can help stop the growth and spread of cancer cells particularly those involving the breast and prostate. Being strong antioxidant it destroys free radicals and also balances cholesterol levels, also it releives muscle cramps.