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Vitamin
Vitamin B15 (Pangamic acid)
Nutrition
definition
Vitamin B15 (Pangamic Acid):
» overview:
water soluble nutrient
» Chinese:
Regulates the Qi; activates the Xue (Blood); disperses Stagnation; benefits the Heart (and indirectly the Spleen).
» function:
Promotes oxidation processes and and cell respiration
Stimulates glucose oxidation
Promotes protein, fat and sugar metabolism
Stimulates glandular and nervous system
» requirements:
RDA: none established at this time
» food sources:
Whole grains, seeds and nuts, whole brown rice, brewer's yeast
» therapeutics:
Autism
Cancer
Cardiovascular: angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, hypertension
Central nervous system: multiple sclerosis, headaches
Hepatitis, cirrhosis
Lungs: asthma, emphysema
Rheumatism
» dosage: None established.
» toxicity:
IM injection of 2.5-10 mg daily nontoxic
Estimated toxic dose 100,000 times the therapeutic dose
» antagonists: None known
» interactions
None known in sources cited.
footnotes
Kirschmann and Dunne, pp. 34-36
Marz, Russell. Medical Nutrition From Marz. Second Edition. Portland, OR. 1997
USDA: Composition of Foods. USDA Handbook #8 Washington DC, ARS, USDA, 1976-1986