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L-arginine L-pyroglutamate

L-arginine

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • altitude sickness prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • anemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • angina [Possibly Effective]
  • anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ARDS prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • asthma [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • beta-thalassemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • breast CA, adjuvant tx [Insufficient Evidence]
  • CABG [Insufficient Evidence]
  • CHF [Insufficient Evidence]
  • CKD [Possibly Ineffective]
  • cognitive impairment [Insufficient Evidence]
  • COVID-19 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • critical illness (trauma) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cystic fibrosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dental caries prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dental hypersensitivity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetic foot ulcers [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetic neuropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • erectile dysfunction [Possibly Effective]
  • head/neck CA [Insufficient Evidence]
  • heart failure [Insufficient Evidence]
  • heart transplant [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Possibly Effective]
  • HTN, pregnancy-induced [Possibly Effective]
  • hypercholesterolemia [Possibly Ineffective]
  • impaired glucose tolerance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infertility in patients of childbearing potential [Insufficient Evidence]
  • interstitial cystitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • intrauterine growth restriction [Insufficient Evidence]
  • male infertility [Insufficient Evidence]
  • MELAS syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • MI [Possibly Ineffective]
  • migraine [Insufficient Evidence]
  • muscle wasting, HIV/AIDS-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • muscular dystrophy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • necrotizing enterocolitis prevention [Possibly Effective]
  • nephrotoxicity, cyclosporine-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nitrate tolerance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • oral mucositis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, acute [Insufficient Evidence]
  • periodontitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral arterial disease [Possibly Effective]
  • physical performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • polycystic ovary syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop infection [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop recovery [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pre-eclampsia [Possibly Effective]
  • pressure ulcer [Insufficient Evidence]
  • preterm labor prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • PTCA restenosis prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • radiation dermatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • renal transplant [Insufficient Evidence]
  • respiratory infections [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sexual dysfunction [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sickle cell disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • stress [Insufficient Evidence]
  • tuberculosis [Possibly Ineffective]
  • valproic acid toxicity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • wound healing [Possibly Ineffective]

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