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acetyl-L-carnitine

common name

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • age-related cognitive decline [Possibly Effective]
  • alcohol withdrawal symptoms [Possibly Effective]
  • Alzheimer disease [Possibly Effective]
  • amenorrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atherosclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Bell palsy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • bipolar disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • carpel tunnel syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cataracts [Insufficient Evidence]
  • chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Possibly Effective]
  • diabetes mellitus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetic neuropathy [Possibly Effective]
  • Down syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dyslipidemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fatigue, age-related [Possibly Effective]
  • fatigue, cancer-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fatigue, multiple sclerosis-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fragile X syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • frailty [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatic encephalopathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatotoxicity, toxin-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infertility in patients of childbearing potential [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Lyme disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • male infertility [Possibly Effective]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy, antiretroviral-associated [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy, chemo-induced [Possibly Ineffective]
  • Peyronie disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • polycystic ovary syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sciatica [Insufficient Evidence]
  • skin aging [Insufficient Evidence]
  • stroke [Insufficient Evidence]
  • testosterone deficiency, age-related [Insufficient Evidence]

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