DEXTROSE
Dextrose is better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically considered a simple sugar (Monosaccharide). Molecular Formula: C6H12O6 , Molecular Weight : 180.16 It is about 20% less sweet compared to cane sugar. Glucose serves as the major source of rapidly absorbed energy for living cells. Human brain consumes 20% of dextrose that are required by the whole body. It is used as osmotic diuretic for the improvement of edema, especially cerebral edema.
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