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Samyr

SAMe

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • aging [Insufficient Evidence]
  • alcoholic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Alzheimer disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • back pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cholestasis [Possibly Effective]
  • chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Possibly Effective]
  • epilepsy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fatigue, cancer-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Gilbert syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatic cirrhosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatitis C [Insufficient Evidence]
  • lead toxicity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • menopausal symptoms [Insufficient Evidence]
  • migraine [Insufficient Evidence]
  • multiple sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoarthritis [Likely Effective]
  • premenstrual syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sexual dysfunction, antidepressant-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • smoking cessation [Insufficient Evidence]

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