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calostro

bovine colostrum

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • aging [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • autism spectrum disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • BPH [Insufficient Evidence]
  • child growth [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
  • critical illness (trauma) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dental plaque [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus, type 2 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea, HIV/AIDS-related [Possibly Effective]
  • diarrhea, infectious [Possibly Effective]
  • diarrhea, rotaviral [Possibly Effective]
  • dry eye disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • exercise-induced respiratory infection [Possibly Effective]
  • graft-versus-host disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hematopoietic stem cell transplant [Insufficient Evidence]
  • human papillomavirus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infection, chemo-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • influenza [Insufficient Evidence]
  • lichen planus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • malnutrition [Insufficient Evidence]
  • multiple sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • muscle strength [Insufficient Evidence]
  • necrotizing enterocolitis prevention [Possibly Ineffective]
  • oral mucositis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • physical performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • prematurity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psychological well-being [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sepsis [Possibly Ineffective]
  • shigellosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • short bowel syndrome [Possibly Ineffective]
  • Sjogren syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • traveler's diarrhea prophylaxis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ulcerative colitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • URI prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • vaginal atrophy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • wound healing [Insufficient Evidence]

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