is the white crystal powder representing 2-aminoetansulfonovy acid (C2H7NO3S). It was allocated from bull bile in 1827. Daily requirement – 400 mg. Sources for formation of taurine in an organism are sulfur-containing amino acids (cysteine and methionine).
Taurine is a compound component of bile which plays a large role in utilization of fats and maintenance of normal level of cholesterol in blood serum. For this reason medicines of taurine recommend to use at various forms of obesity and cardiovascular diseases caused by damages intims of vessels. Atherosclerosis, a hypertension, arterial hypertension and other concern them.
The medical effect when using taurine is noticeable as means against diabetes at which decrease in sugar level blood and also reduction of need of an organism for insulin is observed.
Taurine is applied at various nervous diseases, at treatment of some concerns, the excited states and stresses. Medicine stimulates work of a brain, improves attention and memory.
It is recommended to use taurine at the following diseases:
- Aggression
- Arrhythmias
- Asthenic states at alcoholism
- Atherosclerosis
- Insomnia
- Bronchial asthma
- Bronchitis
- Varicosity
- Hyperactivity with deficiency of attention
- Hypertension
- Immunodeficiency
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cataract
- Pneumonia
- Diabetes
- Uneasiness
- Strengthening of a cardiovascular system
- Improvement of functions of sight
- Retinopathies
- Epilepsy
The efficiency of taurine at diseases of a respiratory system is caused by existence of a special protective complex which removes free radicals from the surface of an endothelium of respiratory bodies.
In modern time it is possible to notice taurine as a part of energy drinks which percent, judging by jar inscriptions, is very insignificant. However there are rumors that in combination with other ingredients, taurine has toxic effect.
Contraindications to application:
- Hypersensitivity to medicine
- Sharp period of stomach ulcer of a stomach and 12-perstny gut
- Diarrhea
- Some infectious diseases
Taurine sources:
- Meat
- Fish products
- Milk
- Oysters and other mollusks
- Eggs
- Dietary supplement (dietary supplements)
Recently taurine began to be used in bodybuilding which quickly became famous due to the properties helping to settle work of a muscular system, exchange of energy and elimination from an organism of mean free radicals.