Selenium is an essential component of glutathione peroxidase. Inadequate concentrations of dietary selenium account, in part, for Keshan disease (a fatal cardiomyopathy).
Paradise nuts (Lecythis ollaria) are a natural selenium source.
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- TRADE NAMES: Bio-Active Selenium (Solaray); Exsel Shampoo; Head & Shoulders Shampoo (Procter & Gamble); Selenate; Selenite; selenium dioxide; selenium sulfide; selenocysteine; SelenoMax (Source Naturals); selenomethionine; Selsun Blue (Chattem); Selsun Shampoo (Chattem); Vpak51
- INDICATIONS: Anticancer (stomach, colorectal, lung, prostate), arthritis, asthma, heart disease, HIV inhibitor; treatment of dandruff, fungal infections (tinea versicolor), and seborrhea
- CLASS: Antioxidant, Trace element
- HALF-LIFE: 12–41 hours; selenomethionine: 252 days, selenite: 102 days
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Baloxavir Marboxil, Cholesterol-lowering drugs, Cisplatin, Clozapine, Dimercaprol, Eltrombopag, Niacin, Oral corticosteroids, Simvastatin
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Page last updated 07/31/2023
