I-Alpha lipoic acid yi-antioxidant efumaneka kwihlabathi liphela. Kuba iyanyibilika emanzini kwaye iyanyibilika kumafutha. Oku kuthetha ukuba inemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo, ifikelela kwiseli nganye yomzimba kwaye ikhusela amalungu omzimba kumonakalo we-free radicals. Njenge-antioxidant, i-α Lipoic acid inokubonelela ngezi zibonelelo zilandelayo:

√Inceda ekunyibilikiseni izinto ezinobuthi ezifana ne-mercury kunye ne-arsenic esibindini ngokwandisa imveliso ye-glutathione.

√Khuthaza ukuvuselelwa kwee-antioxidants, ingakumbi iivithamini E, iivithamini C, i-glutathione kunye neCoenzyme Q10.

√Idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuguquleni i-glucose ibe ngamandla.

√Inceda ekuphuculeni inkumbulo yexesha elifutshane nelide.

√Olu phando lufumanise ukuba i-alpha lipoic acid ilungile kubantu abanesifo seswekile kwaye inceda ekulawuleni amanqanaba eswekile egazini.

√Inezibonelelo ezithile kubantu abanesifo sikagawulayo.

√Iluncedo kunyango lwe-arteriosclerosis.

√Inceda ekuvuseleleni isibindi (ingakumbi iintlobo ezinxulumene nokusela utywala).

√Ingathintela izifo zentliziyo, umhlaza kunye neengcongconi.