Evidence brief · Supplement
Zinc-Carnosine for Gastric-ulcer healing
Evidence grade C — Often adjunctive
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Gastric-ulcer healingEvidence grade C
Often adjunctive
Moderatemixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Gastric-ulcer healing (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For gastric-ulcer healing, Zinc-Carnosine earns evidence grade C (moderate effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Often adjunctive
How it might work
It adheres to damaged mucosa, providing zinc locally for repair and antioxidant defense.
How to use it
75 mg/day (delivering zinc + L-carnosine), often split.
Safety & cautions
Generally safe; counts toward total zinc intake (watch copper with chronic high use).
Bottom line
A targeted gut-lining supplement with real gastric-protection evidence. 75 mg/day; mind total zinc.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 75 mg/day, split.
Goes with
- Zinc-CarnosineRead the full Zinc-Carnosine monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Zinc-Carnosine for Gastritis / gut-barrierEvidence grade C — AdjunctEvidence grade C
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- DGL (Licorice) for Dyspepsia / refluxEvidence grade C — Symptom reliefEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.