Vitamin B15 (Pangamic Acid)

Also known as (misspelled): Panagamic acid.

Vitamin B15 is water soluble so it must be taken into the body every day.

It plays a big role in maintaining muscle tone along the digestive tract, maintains health of the nervous system, skin, eyes, mouth as well as the liver as do all the B vitamins. This is, however, a controversial vitamin.

There is some debate as to whether it is even a vitamin.

It has not been shown to be essential in the diet (or supplementation) as no symptoms or deficiency diseases are clearly observed when it is restricted during research.

The FDA is concerned about its use in other countries to treat medical conditions and it has not been approved for use in the US. 

Most of the information about B15 comes from Europe and the former Soviet Union’s research.

Vitamin B15 is water soluble and must be consumed every day as it can not be stored in the body for long periods.

It is excreted with-in one to four days of consumption.

Home Remedies using Vitamin B15:

Benefits and Uses of Vitamin B15:

Vitamin B15 has been used most enthusiastically in the Soviet Union.

There, it is felt to be a very important nutrient with physiological actions that can treat a multitude of symptoms and diseases.

Vitamin B15 has been used to treat:

  • Build up of lactic acid in athletes
  • Muscle fatigue and increase endurance
  • Alcoholism and drug addiction
  • Mental problems associated with aging, senility, and schizophrenia
  • Minimal brain damage in children
  • Autism
  • Heart disease and high blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Skin diseases
  • Liver diseases
  • Chemical poisonings

Vitamin B15 is not available in the U.S. The FDA has taken the vitamin off the market. Dimethyl glycine (DMG) has been used by some people as a substitute because it is believed to increase Vitamin B15 production by the body. It is believed that DMG is the active component of Vitamin B15.

Vitamin B15 can be found in:

  • Whole grains
  • Brown rice
  • Brewer’s yeast
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Beef

Side Effects of Vitamin B15:

Vitamin B15 has no toxic effects even when used in a high dose (50-100mg or more). There are reports of mild nausea with use of Vitamin B15 when used in high doses, but this only lasts a few days.