Adenosine
What other names is Adenosine known by?
Adenine Nucleoside, Adenine Riboside, Adenosine Phosphate, Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate Disodium, Adenosine; Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP); Adenosine-5-monophosphate (A5MP); Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP); Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP).
What is Adenosine?
Adenosine is a chemical that is present in all human cells. People use it for medicine.
Effective for...
- Treating certain kinds of irregular heart beat (as a prescription-only intravenous medicine).
Possibly Effective for...
- Treating weight loss in people with advanced cancer.
- Varicose veins.
Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
- Pain, shingles, lung cancer, and other conditions.
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).
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