For example, cabbage juice may relieve the symptoms of an ulcer, but it won't cure one. Seek standard medical treatment for any long-term problem, and use juice only as an adjunct to regular therapy. Likewise, juice therapy may help the body overcome an infection, but it won't kill any germs by itself. If an infection hangs on or gets worse, your best bet for getting rid of it is probably a prescription drug. Don't delay seeing a conventional doctor.
Some uncontrolled infections can quickly become life-threatening.
Pat Gentry and Lynne Devereux. The Cole Group, 1991. Juicing for Good Health . Pocket Books, 1992. The Complete Juicer .