الصفحة 1
الصفحة 1
Vitamin B12
Vitamin, any of several organic substances that are necessary in small quantities for normal health and growth in higher forms of animal life. Vitamins are distinct in several ways from other biologically important compounds such as proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Although these latter substances also are indispensable for proper bodily functions, almost all of them can be synthesized by animals in adequate quantities. Vitamins, on the other hand, generally cannot be synthesized in sufficient amounts to meet bodily needs and therefore must be obtained from the diet or from some synthetic source. For this reason, vitamins are called essential nutrients. Vitamins also differ from the other biological compounds in that relatively small quantities are needed to complete their functions. In general, these functions are of a catalytic or regulatory nature, facilitating or controlling vital chemical reactions in the body’s cells.
Chewing gum containing artemisa absinthium (Wormwood) and Vitamin B12 for Anorexia treatment
Anorexia is a medical name for loss of appetite which mean decrease appetite and it is the reason for mental and physical illness. Anorexia can accompany many diseases like infections, covid- 19, cancer, and it is also caused by many drugs. Our objective was to evaluate the level of knowledge about the anorexia among Syrian population, and, to develop chewing gum as health supplement. We used Artemisia absinthium L. (wormwood), vitamin B12 as pharmaceutical supplement ingredients, and, pine resin, or zein protein extracted from com as chewing gum bases...
