- Benfotiamine is a dietary supplement that is a derivative of thiamine (also known as vitamin B1), a B vitamin found in a variety of foods including legumes, nuts, seeds, wheat germ, fortified grain products such as bread, cereal, pasta, rice, and flour, and some meat and fish.
- Since benfotiamine is fat-soluble and appears to have higher bioavailability and better absorption by the body than thiamine.
- Benfotiamine can be made by certain plants, such as garlic and onion. It can also be made in a lab.
Supplementation:
Many of the pharmaceutical companies combine Benfotiamine with Vitamin B12, Alpha Lipoic Acid(ALA), Vitamin B6 to improve the efficiency and increase overall therapeutic effect of the respective supplement.
Benfotiamine in supplement form may aid in the treatment of:
- Anxiety
- Alcohol use disorder
- Back pain
- Depression
- Kidney damage due to Diabetes
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Other types of neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Numbness in parts of legs, hands, neck and shoulders
- Thyroid disease (such as Hashimoto’s disease)
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References:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/benfotiamine
https://examine.com/supplements/benfotiamine/
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1574/benfotiamine