Supplement Evidence Matrix

A single-page conditions × ingredients map. We aggregated the evidence tables from 50 condition guides into one matrix, with 160 supplements sorted by how many conditions reference them.

How to read it: each row is a supplement; each column is a condition; cells contain a grade badge for that supplement × condition pairing. Darker badges mean stronger evidence; gray means insufficient or inconsistent. Click a cell to jump to the condition guide; click a row label to open the supplement page.

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showing 160 supplements × 50 conditions · 392 graded cells

SupplementAcid RefluxAcneAdult ADHDAnxietyAthletic PerformanceBPHBrain FogBurnoutCaffeine WithdrawalCognitive DeclineConstipationDepressionDiabetic NeuropathyEczemaEndometriosisErectile DysfunctionChronic FatigueNAFLD (Fatty Liver)Female FertilityGoutHair LossHigh Blood PressureHigh CholesterolHot FlashesHypothyroidismIBSImmune SupportChronic InflammationInsomniaIron-Deficiency AnemiaJoint PainLactation SupportLong COVIDLow TestosteroneMale FertilityMenopause SymptomsMigraine PreventionMuscle RecoveryOsteoporosisPCOSPMSPostpartum RecoveryPregnancy Nausea (Morning Si…Cold HandsRestless Legs SyndromeRheumatoid ArthritisSeasonal AllergiesTinnitusType 2 DiabetesWeight Loss
Magnesium (25)——WEAKMODERATE——MODERATEMODERATEMODERATE—STRONGMODERATE——WEAK—MODERATE——WEAK—MODERATE—INSUFFIC.———WEAKWEAK———MODERATE——WEAKMODERATEWEAKMODERATE—MODERATEMODERATE—WEAKMODERATE——WEAKWEAK—
Vitamin D (18)———————————MODERATE—MODERATEMODERATE—INSUFFIC.WEAKMODERATE—WEAK———MODERATE—STRONGWEAK————MODERATEMODERATE————STRONGMODERATE—STRONG——INSUFFIC.INSUFFIC.MODERATE———
Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) (12)——MODERATE————WEAK—WEAK———MODERATE–STRONG———MODERATE———WEAKMODERATE———————WEAK——————WEAK———MODERATE—MODERATE—MODERATE————
Zinc (12)WEAKMODERATEWEAK——INSUFFIC.———————WEAK–MODERATE——————MODERATE———MODERATE—MODERATE——————MODERATEMODERATE——————MODERATE—————MODERATE——
Probiotics (11)WEAKWEAK————————MODERATEINSUFFIC.—MODERATE———————————MODERATEMODERATE—————INSUFFIC.————————WEAK———INSUFFIC.WEAK———
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) (9)—————————WEAK——————MODERATE—MODERATE——WEAKINSUFFIC.—————————WEAK—MODERATE—MODERATE——————————INSUFFIC.——
Ginger (8)WEAK——————————————————INSUFFIC.—————WEAK—WEAK————————WEAK—————MODERATEINSUFFIC.—WEAK————
Iron (8)—INSUFFIC.WEAK—————————————MODERATE———MODERATE———MODERATE————STRONG———————————STRONG——STRONG—————
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (7)—WEAK TO MODERATE————MODERATE————MODERATE——MODERATE————————————MODERATE———MODERATE——————————————INSUFFIC.———
Ginseng (7)——INSUFFIC.———WEAK—WEAK——————WEAKWEAK————————————————WEAK—WEAK——————————————
Vitamin B Complex (6)——————MODERATEWEAKWEAKMODERATE———————————————————————————————WEAKWEAK———————
Curcumin (turmeric) (6)—————————INSUFFIC.————MODERATE————————————MODERATE——WEAK——————MODERATE———————WEAK————
L-Carnitine (6)—————————INSUFFIC.——WEAK———WEAK———————————————INSUFFIC.—WEAK————————————WEAK——
L-theanine (6)——MODERATEMODERATE———WEAKWEAK——WEAK————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————————————
Caffeine (5)————STRONG—STRONG——————————MODERATE——WEAK————————————————————————————MODERATE
Fenugreek (5)———————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————WEAK—MODERATE———————WEAK——————INSUFFIC.—
Ginkgo biloba (5)——————INSUFFIC.——MODERATE——————————————————————————————WEAK——WEAK———WEAK——
Inositol (myo-inositol) (5)————————————WEAK—WEAK———MODERATE————————————————————STRONG————————WEAK—
L-arginine (5)———————————————WEAK——WEAK——INSUFFIC.—————————————————————MODERATEWEAK—————
Folate (L-Methylfolate) (5)———————————MODERATE————MODERATE—MODERATE——————————MODERATE———————————————MODERATE————
Vitamin B12 (5)————————————MODERATE———MODERATE————————————MODERATE——————————————WEAK——INSUFFIC.——
Vitamin C (5)—————————————————WEAK—MODERATE——————MODERATE——STRONG————INSUFFIC.———————————————
Vitamin E (5)—————————WEAK———————MODERATEWEAK————————————————WEAK———————WEAK——————
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (4)————————————MODERATE——————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————INSUFFIC.MODERATE—
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) (4)———WEAK———MODERATE————————————————WEAK————————WEAK————————————————
Calcium carbonate (antacid) (4)MODERATE——————————————————————————————————MODERATE——STRONG—STRONG—————————
Melatonin (4)WEAK—————————————WEAK—————————————MODERATE——————————————————WEAK——
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (4)——————————————MODERATE——WEAK————————————————MODERATE————MODERATE——————————
Beetroot Juice / Nitrate Concentrate (3)————MODERATE————————————————MODERATE———————WEAK————————————————————
Creatine Monohydrate (3)————STRONG—WEAK——————————————————————————————STRONG————————————
Fennel (3)—————————————————————————WEAK—————WEAK——————————INSUFFIC.———————
Folic acid (3)———————————————————WEAK——————————————WEAK—————————MODERATE—————
Garlic (3)—————————————————————WEAKWEAK————————————————————INSUFFIC.——————
Phosphatidylserine (3)——————WEAKWEAK—WEAK————————————————————————————————————————
Psyllium Husk (3)——————————————————————WEAK——MODERATE———————————————————————MODERATE
Quercetin (3)—————————————WEAK—————————————INSUFFIC.——————————————————MODERATE———
Saw Palmetto (3)—INSUFFIC.———WEAK——————————————WEAK—————————————————————————————
Selenium (3)————————————————————————STRONG—WEAK———————MODERATE———————————————
Valerian root (3)———WEAK———WEAK————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.—————
Vitamin A (Retinol) (3)—MODERATE———————————————————————————WEAK————————————NOT RECOMMENDED———————
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) (3)————————————WEAK———————————————————————————MODERATE—MODERATE———————
Aloe vera latex (2)——————————WEAK——————————————INSUFFIC.————————————————————————
Berberine (2)———————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.————————MODERATE—
Black Cohosh (2)———————————————————————MODERATE———————————MODERATE——————————————
Boswellia serrata (2)——————————————————————————————WEAK——————————————WEAK————
Bromelain (2)———————————————————INSUFFIC.——————————————————————————INSUFFIC.———
Butterbur (Petasites) (2)————————————————————————————————————MODERATE—————————WEAK———
Vitex (Chasteberry) (2)——————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————————————MODERATE—————————
Chromium (2)———————————————————————————————————————WEAK————————MODERATE—
Cinnamon (2)———————————————————————————————————————WEAK————————WEAK—
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (2)————————————————————————————————————————————————WEAKWEAK
Collagen hydrolysate (2)——————————————————————————————MODERATE———————WEAK———————————
Dong Quai (2)———————————————————————————————————WEAK————INSUFFIC.—————————
Elderberry (2)——————————————————————————WEAK—————INSUFFIC.—————————————————
Evening Primrose Oil (2)———————————————————————INSUFFIC.————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————
Glucosamine sulfate (2)——————————————————————————————MODERATE——————————————INSUFFIC.————
Kava (2)—————————————————————————INSUFFIC.——INSUFFIC.—————————————————————
Licorice root (topical or oral) (2)—————————————WEAK—————————————————————————WEAK——————————
Maca (2)———————————————WEAK——————————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————
Passionflower extract (2)———WEAK————————————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————————————
Red Clover (2)———————————————————————WEAK———————————WEAK——————————————
Rhodiola rosea (2)———————MODERATE————————WEAK—————————————————————————————————
Sage (Salvia officinalis) (2)———————————————————————WEAK———————————MODERATE——————————————
Stinging Nettle Root (2)—————WEAK————————————————————————————————————————WEAK———
Cherry extract (2)———————————————————MODERATE—————————————————MODERATE————————————
Tribulus terrestris (2)———————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————————WEAK————————————————
Vitamin B Complex (2)———————————————————————————————WEAKWEAK—————————————————
Niacin (Vitamin B3) (2)——————————————————————MODERATE————————————————————MODERATE——————
Protein (Whey/Casein/Plant-Based) (2)—————————————————————————————————————STRONG———————————MODERATE
5-HTP (1)———INSUFFIC.——————————————————————————————————————————————
Fiber (psyllium, inulin) (1)——————————STRONG———————————————————————————————————————
B-Complex Vitamins (1)——WEAK———————————————————————————————————————————————
Acupuncture/Acupressure (P6) (1)——————————————————————————————————————————WEAK———————
Alginates (seaweed extract) (1)MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————————————————
Astragalus (1)——————————————————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————————
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) (1)—————————————————————————————————————WEAK————————————
Benfotiamine (1)————————————MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————
Bergamot Extract (1)——————————————————————WEAK———————————————————————————
Beta-Alanine (1)————MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————————————
Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) (1)————WEAK—————————————————————————————————————————————
Beta-Sitosterol (1)—————WEAK————————————————————————————————————————————
Biotin (1)————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————————————
Blessed Thistle (1)———————————————————————————————WEAK——————————————————
Boron (1)——————————————————————————————————————WEAK———————————
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) (1)————WEAK—————————————————————————————————————————————
Candesartan (1)————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————
Cascara sagrada (1)——————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————————————————————————
CBD (cannabidiol) (1)———WEAK——————————————————————————————————————————————
Chamomile (1)————————————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————
Choline (1)———————————————————————————————MODERATE——————————————————
Chondroitin sulfate (1)——————————————————————————————MODERATE———————————————————
Citrulline Malate (1)————WEAK—————————————————————————————————————————————
Colloidal oatmeal (topical) (1)—————————————MODERATE————————————————————————————————————
Copper (1)—————————————————————————————MODERATE————————————————————
Cordyceps (1)————INSUFFIC.—————————————————————————————————————————————
D-Aspartic Acid (1)—————————————————————————————————WEAK————————————————
DHEA (1)——————————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————————————————
Domperidone (1)———————————————————————————————MODERATE——————————————————
Echinacea (1)——————————————————————————WEAK———————————————————————
Feverfew (1)————————————————————————————————————WEAK—————————————
Finasteride (DHT inhibitor) (1)————————————————————STRONG—————————————————————————————
GABA (oral) (1)———INSUFFIC.——————————————————————————————————————————————
Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) (1)————————————WEAK—————————————————————————————————————
Garcinia cambogia (hydroxycitric acid) (1)—————————————————————————————————————————————————WEAK
Soluble fiber (psyllium, glucomannan) (1)—————————————————————————————————————————————————MODERATE
Glycine (1)————————————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————
Green tea extract (EGCG) (1)—————————————————————————————————————————————————MODERATE
Gymnema sylvestre (1)————————————————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.—
Herbal 'blood tonics' (e.g., nettle, yellow dock) (1)—————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.————————————————————
Hibiscus tea (1)—————————————————————WEAK————————————————————————————
Local Honey (1)——————————————————————————————————————————————WEAK———
Horny goat weed (Epimedium) (1)———————————————INSUFFIC.——————————————————————————————————
Hyaluronic acid (1)——————————————————————————————WEAK———————————————————
Iodine (1)————————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————————
Ipriflavone (1)——————————————————————————————————————WEAK———————————
L-citrulline (1)———————————————MODERATE——————————————————————————————————
L-lysine + Iron (combined) (1)————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————————————
L-Tyrosine (1)————————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————————
Lycopene (1)—————INSUFFIC.————————————————————————————————————————————
Methylcobalamin (1)————————————MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————
Milk Thistle (Silymarin) (1)—————————————————WEAK————————————————————————————————
Minoxidil (topical) (1)————————————————————STRONG—————————————————————————————
Moringa (1)———————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.——————————————————
MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) (1)——————————————————————————————WEAK———————————————————
Anticoagulation Supplements (Nattokinase, Lumbrokinase) (1)————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.—————————————————
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) (1)—MODERATE————————————————————————————————————————————————
Nitrates (Beetroot, Spinach) (1)————MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————————————
Peppermint (1)——————————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.———————
Peppermint oil (enteric-coated) (1)—————————————————————————MODERATE————————————————————————
Phytoestrogens (General) (1)———————————————————————WEAK——————————————————————————
Pioglitazone (1)—————————————————MODERATE————————————————————————————————
Plant Sterols / Stanols (1)——————————————————————MODERATE———————————————————————————
Policosanol (1)——————————————————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————————————
Pollen Extract (Cernitin) (1)—————WEAK————————————————————————————————————————————
Potassium supplementation (1)—————————————————————MODERATE————————————————————————————
Pygeum Africanum (1)—————WEAK————————————————————————————————————————————
Red Yeast Rice (1)——————————————————————MODERATE———————————————————————————
Resveratrol (1)——————————————WEAK———————————————————————————————————
Rhodiola (1)——INSUFFIC.———————————————————————————————————————————————
Saffron (1)————————————————————————————————————————WEAK—————————
SAMe (S-Adenosyl Methionine) (1)———————————WEAK——————————————————————————————————————
Senna (plant laxative) (1)——————————MODERATE———————————————————————————————————————
Slippery elm (1)——————————INSUFFIC.———————————————————————————————————————
Sodium alginate (1)MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————————————————
Sodium Bicarbonate (1)————MODERATE—————————————————————————————————————————————
Sorbitol (1)——————————MODERATE———————————————————————————————————————
Soy Isoflavones (1)———————————————————————WEAK——————————————————————————
Soy Protein (1)——————————————————————WEAK———————————————————————————
Spearmint tea (1)———————————————————————————————————————MODERATE——————————
St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (1)———————————WEAK——————————————————————————————————————
Strontium (1)——————————————————————————————————————MODERATE———————————
Tea Tree Oil (1)—WEAK————————————————————————————————————————————————
Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) (1)—————————————————————————————————WEAK————————————————
Topiramate (Topamax) (1)————————————————————————————————————STRONG—————————————
Turmeric (curcumin) (1)———————————————————INSUFFIC.——————————————————————————————
Collagen (1)—————————————————————————————————————————INSUFFIC.————————
Valerian (1)————————————————————————————WEAK—————————————————————
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (1)————————————————————————————————————MODERATE—————————————
Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone) (1)——————————————————————————————————————MODERATE———————————
Yohimbe (1)———————————————WEAK——————————————————————————————————

What the grades mean

How this matrix was built

Each condition guide on this site contains a hand-edited evidence table. This matrix aggregates all 30 tables programmatically and fuzzy-matches supplement names to the 351 real ingredient pages we maintain. AI-generated content only provides the candidates; a verification script resolves links, drops references with no on-site page, and applies a hand-curated synonym table to correct common name drift (curcumin↔turmeric, CoQ10, omega-3, etc.).

Grades reflect evidence quality, not effect size or individual response. Supplement response depends on baseline status, dose, form, and lifestyle — treat this matrix as a research map, not a prescription.