A distilled drink or liquor is an alcoholic drink produced by distilling (i.e., concentrating by distillation) ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables. Unsweetened, distilled, alcoholic drinks that have an alcohol content of at least 20% ABV are called spirits.
In aromatherapy, inhaling the aroma of grapefruit essential oil (or absorbing grapefruit essential oil through the skin) is thought to transmit messages to a brain region involved in controlling emotions. Known as the limbic system, this brain region also influences the nervous system.
Drinking grapefruit juice while taking some medications used for lowering cholesterol might increase the effects and side effects of these medications. Some medications used for high cholesterol include lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), cerivastatin (Baycol), and others. High cholesterol. 2  Early research suggest that taking grapefruit capsules daily for 16 weeks decreases total cholesterol and the ratio of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or âbadâ) cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL or âgoodâ) cholesterol.