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acido alfa lipoico

alpha-lipoic acid

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • age-related cognitive decline [Insufficient Evidence]
  • age-related macular degeneration [Insufficient Evidence]
  • age-related testosterone deficiency [Insufficient Evidence]
  • alcoholic liver disease [Possibly Ineffective]
  • altitude sickness [Possibly Ineffective]
  • Alzheimer disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • arthralgia, aromatase inhibitor-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atrial fibrillation [Insufficient Evidence]
  • back pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • beta-thalassemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • bipolar disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • burning mouth syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • CABG [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cardiovascular disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • carpal tunnel syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cataracts [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cervical dysplasia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • CKD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dementia, HIV/AIDS-related [Possibly Ineffective]
  • diabetes mellitus [Possibly Ineffective]
  • diabetic nephropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetic neuropathy [Possibly Effective]
  • diabetic retinopathy [Possibly Ineffective]
  • dry eye disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dysmenorrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
  • erectile dysfunction [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • glaucoma [Insufficient Evidence]
  • heart failure [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hemorrhoids [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatotoxicity, toxin-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • herniated disc [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hyperlipidemia [Possibly Effective]
  • hyperprolactinemia, antipsychotic-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypertriglyceridemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypotension, orthostatic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • impaired glucose tolerance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infertility in patients of childbearing potential [Insufficient Evidence]
  • interstitial cystitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Lyme disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • male infertility [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic effects, antipsychotic-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • migraine prophylaxis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • miscarriage prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • muscle strength [Insufficient Evidence]
  • mushroom toxicity (Amanita phalloides) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • neck pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nephropathy prophylaxis, contrast-induced [Possibly Ineffective]
  • neuropathic pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Possibly Effective]
  • osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, chronic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • periodontitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral arterial disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • persistent olfactory dysfunction, post-COVID-19 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • polycystic ovary syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • preterm labor prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • radiation exposure [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sciatica [Insufficient Evidence]
  • skin aging [Insufficient Evidence]
  • tinnitus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • vertigo [Insufficient Evidence]
  • vitiligo [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Wilson disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • wound healing [Insufficient Evidence]
  • wrinkled skin [Insufficient Evidence]

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