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Alpha-lipoic acid

Alpha-lipoic acid (thioctic acid) is an antioxidant; in the 3-week ALADIN trial in 328 people with type 2 diabetes and painful neuropathy, daily intravenous infusions of 600 or 1,200 mg reduced foot symptom scores more than placebo.

established

provisional
PubChem 864
2 citations
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5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl)pentanoic acid
ALA
R-ALA (R-enantiomer)
lipoic acid
sodium R-lipoate (sodium salt)
thioctic acid

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What the evidence says

six tiers, never blended

established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

every claim resolves to its source

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