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vitamin
inositol
Nutrition

definition

inositol:
• part of the vitamin B complex and associated with choline and biotin

» sources:
• brewer's yeast, wheat germ, lecithin, unprocessed whole grains, especially oatmeal and corn, nuts, milk, crude unrefined molasses, citrus fruits and liver

» RDA: none established

» functions:
• aids in the metabolism of fats and reduces blood cholesterol
required nutrient for cells of brain, bone marrow, eye membranes, and the intestine

» Chinese:
• nourishes the Xue (Blood) and Skin; moistens the Intestines; calms the Hun (Ethereal Soul).

» therapeutics:
• atherosclerosis
• alopecia
• constipation
• insomnia
• hypercholesterolemia
• hypertension
• schizophrenia

» antagonists:
• antibiotics

» toxicity:
• no known toxicity



footnotes


Kirschmann and Dunne, pp. 41-42