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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